King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Human Sciences and Islamic Studies | |
Native Name: | مؤسسة الملك عبد العزيز آل سعود للدراسات الإسلامية والعلوم الإنسانية |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Country: | Morocco |
Established: | 1985 |
Location: | Casablanca |
Coordinates: | 33.5966°N -7.6636°W |
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The King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Human Sciences and Islamic Studies in Casablanca is a research library in Casablanca, Morocco for social and human sciences as well as Arab-Islamic studies.[1] [2] The foundation was established by Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in 1985.[3]
The complex includes a library, a media center, and a mosque, and it is located near the Atlantic coast on Ain Diab. The complex covers an area of approximately 15,000 m2, and the library holds about a million titles in the fields of literature and the sciences, in a variety of languages in addition to lithographs, rare books, photographs, postage stamps, and academic papers. The foundation is a public use institution and publishes books and hosts conferences.