Collections
Our collections
Explore the holdings of the National Library — manuscripts, rare books, periodicals, maps, photographs, and audiovisual material spanning more than a millennium of Syrian and Arab heritage.
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Manuscripts
More than fifteen thousand manuscripts in naskh, maghrebi and kufic scripts covering Qur'anic sciences, hadith, jurisprudence, medicine, astronomy and literature from the third century AH to the early twentieth century.
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Rare books
Rare printed books from the 16th to the mid-20th century, including first editions from oriental and world presses.
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Periodicals & newspapers
An encyclopedic collection of Syrian and Arab newspapers and magazines from the late 19th century onwards — a mirror of the history of the press in the Levant.
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Maps & atlases
Historical maps of the Levant and the Arab world, including works by Arab geographers and Ottoman and European cartographers.
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Photographic archive
A visual archive of social and urban life in Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, Homs and Latakia since the 1880s.
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Audio-visual collection
Audio and video recordings: literary readings, speeches, concerts and historical radio and television broadcasts.
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Academic theses
A national deposit of Syrian university theses across disciplines.
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Official publications
The Official Gazette, legal texts and annual statistics from state institutions.
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