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Khalidi Library, Historic library in Old City, East Jerusalem.

The Khalidi Library holds 1,263 manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Turkish languages within a restored Mamluk building from 1389.

Established in 1900 by Haj Raghib al Khalidi, this institution became the first Arab public library through private initiative in Ottoman Palestine.

The collection features texts from the 12th century onward, covering Hanafi jurisprudence, Islamic sciences, and extensive Khalidi family documentation.

Located 150 yards from al Haram al Sharif, the library provides research assistance, manuscript digitization services, and on-site study spaces.

The collection includes presentation copies called makrumahs and contains the largest private assembly of medieval manuscripts in Jerusalem.

Location: East Jerusalem

Inception: 1900

Website: http://khalidilibrary.org/indexe.html

GPS coordinates: 31.77686,35.23269

Latest update: March 7, 2025 20:38

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