National Library of Algeria

National Library of Algeria
المكتبة الوطنيّة الجزائريّة
View of the National Library of Algeria at Hamma in Algiers
36°44′55″N 3°04′18″E / 36.74860475631731°N 3.0716080579152902°E / 36.74860475631731; 3.0716080579152902
LocationAlgiers, Algeria
TypeNational library
Established1835

The National Library of Algeria (Arabic: المكتبة الوطنيّة الجزائريّة; French: Bibliothèque nationale d'Algérie) is the main state library of Algeria, located in the Hamma district of Algiers. It was first established in 1835 by the French colonial government, before becoming Algeria's national library when the country gained its independence in 1962.

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