Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Also known as Maktabat al-Iskandarīyah, Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage, EGAXA, Library of Alexandria, BA, Alexandrina, مكتبة الإسكندرية
major library and cultural center in Alexandria, Egypt
Key facts
- Location
- Alexandria , Egypt
- Type
- National library
- Established
- 16 October 2002 ; 23 years ago ( 2002-10-16 )
- Members
- 16,322 (2012)
- Director
- Ahmed Abdullah Zayed
- Website
- bibalex.org
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The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Latin, 'Library of Alexandria'; Egyptian Arabic: مكتبة الإسكندريه, romanized: Maktabat al-’Iskandariyya, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mækˈtæb(e)t eskendeˈɾejjæ]) (BA) is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt. It is a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria, once one of the largest libraries worldwide, which was lost in antiquity.
The complex was officially inaugurated in 2002. At the time of its construction, the reading room was the largest in the world.
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