King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Human Sciences and Islamic Studies

The King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Human Sciences and Islamic Studies in Casablanca (Arabic: مؤسسة الملك عبد العزيز آل سعود للدراسات الإسلامية والعلوم الإنسانية) 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]

King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Human Sciences and Islamic Studies
مؤسسة الملك عبد العزيز آل سعود للدراسات الإسلامية والعلوم الإنسانية
33.59661827679142°N 7.663551291458584°W / 33.59661827679142; -7.663551291458584
LocationCasablanca, Morocco
Established1985
Other information
Websitewww.fondation.org.ma/web/accueil

The complex includes a library, a media center, and a mosque, and it is located near the Atlantic coast on Ain Diab.[2] 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.[2] The foundation is a public use institution and publishes books and hosts conferences.[2]

References
  1. "King Abdul Aziz Foundation for Human Sciences and Islamic Studies | Anna Lindh Foundation". www.annalindhfoundation.org. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  2. العربية (2018-02-11). "مؤسسة الملك عبدالعزيز في الدار البيضاء.. كنز معرفي وأرشيف مغربي متكامل". العربية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  3. "مؤسسة الملك عبد العزيز آل سعود - ARUC". Retrieved 2017-10-05.
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