National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco

National library of Morocco in Rabat

National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco
المكتبة الوطنية للمملكة المغربية ⵜⴰⵙⴷⵍⵉⵙⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵜⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵔⵔⵓⴽⵉⵜ Bibliothèque nationale du Royaume du Maroc


34°00′30″N 6°50′33″W / 34.00833°N 6.84250°W / 34.00833; -6.84250
Location	Rabat, Morocco
Established	1924
Reference to legal mandate	Dahir (King's decree), 1926, established the library as a public institution; dahir, 11 November 2003, changed the name to the National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco^[1]
Branches	1 (Tétouan)
Other information
Director	Mohamed El Ferrane

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]

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]

References

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

Bibliography

Mohammed Ibrahim El Kettani (1973), Recueil sélectif de textes en arabe provenant d'archives marocaines et présentant un intérêt scientifique comme source pour l'histoire africaine (in French), Unesco, OCLC 493611466 . (Includes discussion of items held in the library)
"Bibliothèque nationale du Royaume: un joyau pour abriter les trésors culturels du Maroc", Le Matin (in French), Casablanca, 24 July 2003
"Dahir no. 1-03-200 du 16 ramadan 1424 (11 novembre 2003) portant promulgation de la loi no. 67-99 relative à la Bibliothèque nationale du Royaume du Maroc" (PDF). Bulletin officiel du Royaume du Maroc [fr] (in French) (5184): 150–152. 2004. ISSN 0851-1217. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
Marcel Lajeunesse, ed. (2008). "Maroc". Les Bibliothèques nationales de la francophonie (PDF) (in French) (3rd ed.). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. pp. 75–80. OCLC 401164333.
"Morocco", World Report 2010, The Hague: International Federation of Library Associations, OCLC 225182140, Freedom of access to information (Includes information about the national library)

External links

Official site of Bibliothèque Nationale du Royaume du Maroc
VIAF. Bibliothèque générale et archives du Maroc

Rabat-Salé

History

Landmarks

Rabat	Andalusian wall of Rabat Bab Oudaya Bab er-Rouah Borj Lalla Qadiya Borj Sidi Makhlouf Chellah Dar al-Makhzen French Protectorate Residence Hassan Tower Kasbah of the Udayas Mausoleum of Mohammed V Mohammed VI Bridge Rabat Zoo
Salé	Bab el-Mrissa Kasbah Gnawa Madrasa of Abu al-Hasan Zawiya en-Noussak

Places of worship

Mosques	Ahl Fas Mosque As-Sunna Mosque Great Mosque (Medina of Rabat) Great Mosque of Salé Moulay Slimane Mosque Old Mosque (Mosque of the Kasbah)
Churches	St. Peter's Cathedral
Synagogues	Rabbi Shalom Zaoui synagogue

Transport

Education

Universities	Mohammed V University International University of Rabat (in nearby Salé)
Primary and secondary	École Belge de Rabat Khalil Gibran School Lycée Descartes Lycée André Malraux Lycée Moulay Youssef Rabat American School
Libraries	National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco

Culture

Sport

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