Al-Awqaf Library

The Al-Awqaf Library is a library located next to the Iraq National Library and Archive. It held about 5,000 Islamic manuscripts. It was looted and burnt in the 2003 Iraq War.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Assessment of damage to Libraries and Archives in Iraq (Archived August 29, 2011, at WebCite)

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