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Al-Zahiriyah Library

Damascus Governorate, Syria · built 1277

The Zahiriyya Library (al-Maktaba ẓ-Ẓāhiriyya), also known as the Zahiriyya Madrasa (al-Madrasa ẓ-Ẓāhiriyya), is an Islamic library, madrasa, and mausoleum in Damascus, Syria. It was established in 1277, taking its name from the Mamluk sultan Baybars al-Zahir (r. 1260–1277), who is buried in this place.

Library data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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