The National Library of Tajikistan (russian: Национальная библиотека Таджикистана; tg, Китобхонаи миллии Тоҷикистон, NLT) located in

Dushanbe Dushanbe ( tg, Душанбе, ; ; russian: Душанбе) is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. , Dushanbe had a population of 863,400 and that population was largely Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe (r ...

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

is the main library of the country, specializing in preserving cultural heritage of the peoples of the Republic of Tajikistan. While the original library state library in Dushanbe was founded in 1933 and named after Persian-Tajik author

Ferdowsi Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi ( fa, ; 940 – 1019/1025 CE), also Firdawsi or Ferdowsi (), was a Persians, Persian poet and the author of ''Shahnameh'' ("Book of Kings"), which is one of the world's longest epic poetry, epic poems created by a sin ...

, the new national library building opened in March, 2012 alongside its new official name. The new nine-story building features 15 reading halls as well as over 20 departments. Access to the library is free to any Tajik citizen with a Passport.

Collections

The library main focus is to include works that are of national renown by the Tajik people and of international renown written by Tajik authors. The library specializes in classics such as those by Firdavsi, who the previous library was named after. The library also features a digital collection known as the "Tajikistan National Electric Library" which is free to citizens within Tajikistan.

Directors

* Jumakhan Faizalizoda - Director * Saidjaf'ar Safarov - First Deputy Director * Gadobek Mahmudov - Deputy Director * Salima Rajabova - Deputy Director

References

External links

* 1933 establishments in the Soviet Union Libraries established in 1933

Buildings and structures in Dushanbe Government of Tajikistan {{tajikistan-stub