The Tabriz Central Library ( fa, کتابخانه ملی تبریز), formerly ''Tabriz National Library'', was founded in 1956 by Nakhjavani with help from the people of

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. It contains several handwritten books. The library is called National because of its non-benefit and non-governmental structure. Initially the library started by the books which are gathered by people specially by Nakhjavani, the building also constructed without any government investment.The construction of Tabriz National Library-Abrief history, Aftab Newspaper, June 1st, 2008
The original building was in the vicinity of

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. After the

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the initial building was destroyed by clerical hardliners in 1978 and the books moved to other buildings near to the

Golestan Park Golestan Park is a historical park in Tabriz, Iran. The park is located near to Qonqa Square in city center. The place, which was originally used as a public cemetery, was changed to a city park during the second Pahlavi era. A marble clock tow ...

, when they were destroying the historic Tabriz City Theater building that was placed behind the library building to make a new

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. Currently a new modern building is made for the library by the Iranian Ministry of Culture.

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* http://portal-en.tbzmed.ac.ir/ Libraries established in 1956 Buildings and structures in Tabriz Libraries in Iran National libraries 1956 establishments in Iran Education in Tabriz Demolished buildings and structures in Iran Buildings and structures demolished in 1978 {{Library-stub