National Library of Kuwait, Kuwait City

#27 among attractions in Kuwait City

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The National Library of Kuwait is the national library and legal deposit and copyright library for Kuwait. It was founded in 1923 through the efforts of several Kuwaiti writers, and received its collection from the library of the Kuwaiti Charitable Society, which was founded in 1913. The library is currently located on Arabian Gulf Street. ()

Local name: مكتبة الكويت الوطنية Established: 1923 (101 years ago)Coordinates: 29°22'30"N, 47°58'7"E

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Al Ma'arri St & Arabian Gulf Road 25العاصمه‎ (القبلة)Kuwait City Kuwait

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+965 2292 9803

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National Library of Kuwait – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grand Mosque, Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah, Al Salam Palace, Liberation Tower.

0.5 miNE
The biggest and the official Mosque of Kuwait
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Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah, Kuwait City
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1.5 miSW
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Al Salam Palace, Kuwait City
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0.6 miSE
372-m. communications tower
Liberation Tower, Kuwait City
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0.4 miN
Palace
Seif Palace, Kuwait City
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1 miSW
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~700 ftSW
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Kuwait National Museum, Kuwait City
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~430 ftW
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Sadu House, Kuwait City
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0.7 miSE
Mosque
Imam Baqir Mosque, Kuwait City
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0.7 miSE
Mosque
Imam Hussein Mosque, Kuwait City
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~500 ftSW
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Museum of Modern Art, Kuwait City
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Nearby attractions include Sadu House, Kuwait City (3 min walk), Museum of Modern Art, Kuwait City (3 min walk), Tareq Rajab Museum, Kuwait City (3 min walk), Kuwait National Museum, Kuwait City (4 min walk).