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The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Latin, ' Library of Alexandria '; [1] Arabic: مكتبة الإسكندرية, 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 Great Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt, was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. The library was part of a larger research institution called the Mouseion, which was dedicated to the Muses, the nine goddesses of the arts. [10] The idea of a universal library in Alexandria may have been proposed ...
Ismail Serageldin. Ismail Serageldin (/ ˈsɛrəɡɛldɪn /; born 1944 in Giza, Egypt), Founding Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), the new Library of Alexandria, inaugurated in 2002, is currently, Emeritus Librarian, and member of the Board of Trustees of the Library of Alexandria. He serves as Chair or Member of a number of ...
Mostafa El-Abbadi. Mostafa Abdel-Hamid el-Abbadi (Arabic: مصطفى العبادي; 10 October 1928 – 13 February 2017) was a prominent Egyptian historian, public intellectual and professor specialized in Greco-Roman studies. [1] He died on 13 February 2017, at the age of 88, in Alexandria. [2][3]
The Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage (CULTNAT) of the Cultural Outreach Sector of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina plays an important and unique role in documenting Egypt's cultural heritage in its tangible and intangible aspects, besides Egypt's natural heritage from protectorates and wildlife. The center has contributed ...
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s 100 ,[1]Greatest Egyptian Films is a list compiled in November 2006 by a committee formed by Bibliotheca Alexandrina, which includes Ahmed El Hadari as the committee head, with the membership of Samir Farid and Kamal Ramzi. [2][3][4][5]
Categories: Libraries in Egypt. Ancient Alexandria in art and culture. Libraries established in 2002. Government agencies of Egypt. Hidden categories: Commons category link is on Wikidata. Wikipedia categories named after libraries. Wikipedia categories named after buildings and structures in Egypt.
Planetarium Science Center. Coordinates: 31.208984°N 29.908143°E. Outside view of the planetarium dome. The Planetarium Science Centre ( PSC) is a department in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina located in Alexandria, Egypt. It promotes science centers as an educational tool.