Qatar Digital Library
Archives · Qatar National Library, in partnership with the British Library and Qatar Foundation
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Free archive of Gulf history and Arabic scientific manuscripts, digitised by Qatar National Library with the British Library.
Before you rely on itIt is an archive of manuscripts and government records, not a library of modern books or textbooks, and the catalogue descriptions are often more useful than the handwritten pages themselves.
Where to read British India Office records on the Gulf and medieval Arabic works on medicine, astronomy and mathematics, catalogued in both languages.Telebem editors
Details
- How you get in
- Free to readOpen to anyone, no account needed.
- Rights
- Mixed rightsHoldings differ: check the statement on the item itself.
- Subjects
- History · Medicine · Mathematics · Languages
- Formats
- Web · Scan · PDF
- Languages
- Fully bilingual Arabic and English
- Size
- Qatar National Library reported nearly 2.5 million digitised pages on the QDL as of its 10th-anniversary coverage in 2024.
- Run by
- Qatar National Library, in partnership with the British Library and Qatar Foundation
- Address
- qdl.qa/en
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