National Library of Tunisia

National Library of Tunisia
Institute overview
Entry of the National Library of Tunisia
Formed	1885 (1885)
Jurisdiction	Tunisian Government
Headquarters	Tunis, Tunisia
Website	www.bnt.nat.tn

The National Library of Tunisia (in Arabic: المكتبة الوطنية التونسية) is the legal deposit and copyright library for Tunisia.

History

Founded in 1885, this library was called French Library. Its present name dates from the beginning of independence of Tunisia. In 2005, it was relocated to its present location, Boulevard 9 avril, just near the National Archives of Tunisia and some higher institutions like the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences.

External links

Official site (English) (French) (Arabic)

Coordinates: 36°48′00″N 10°09′50″E / 36.8°N 10.164°E / 36.8; 10.164

Arab national libraries

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African national libraries

Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland

Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)