Bibliothèque_Nationale_du_Royaume_du_Maroc

National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco

National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco

National library of Morocco in Rabat

The National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco (Arabic: المكتبة الوطنية للمملكة المغربية; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵙⴷⵍⵉⵙⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵜⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵔⵔⵓⴽⵉⵜ; French: Bibliothèque nationale du Royaume du Maroc, previously Bibliothèque générale and Bibliothèque générale et Archives) is located in Rabat, Morocco, with a branch in Tetouan.[1][2] The former Bibliothèque Générale (General Library) was created in 1924. In 2003, it was renamed the "Bibliothèque nationale du Royaume du Maroc."[3]

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History

The first national library of Morocco was founded in 1924 by the French Protectorate in Morocco. After a dahir (royal decrée) in 1926, it became a public establishment. Tétouan native Muhammad Abu Khubza authored a library catalog for the branch in that city in 1984.[4]

The present building in Rabat-Agdal was designed by architects Rachid Andaloussi and Abdelouahed Mountassir of Casablanca and inaugurated by King Mohammed VI on 15 October 2008.[5] Inspired by the square minarets of traditional Moroccan architecture, the building houses a main building with an adjacent tower, topped with a glass roof and decorated with modern Arabic calligraphy. There are also a spacious courtyard and other outdoor spaces for cultural performances and events.[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Qui sommes nous? Historique de la BNRM". Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. [2]
    List of Addresses of the Major Libraries in Africa (Archived June 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine)
  3. [3]
    "Historique de la BNRM" (in French). Bibliothèque Nationale du Royaume du Maroc. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. [4]
    Jonathan Glustrom Katz, Dreams, Sufism, and Sainthood: The Visionary Career of Muhammad Al-Zawâwî, pg. 205. Leiden: Brill Publishers, 1996.
  5. [5]
    "Bibliothèque Nationale du Royaume du Maroc - Historique de la BNRM". www.bnrm.ma (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  6. [6]
    "Archnet". www.archnet.org. Retrieved 2022-02-28.

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