The National Library of Yemen ( ar, المكتبة الوطنية اليمنية) is the national and depository library of

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

, located in central

Sana'a Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء, ' , Yemeni Arabic: ; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 ''Ṣnʿw''), also spelled Sana'a or Sana, is the capital and largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sanaa Governorate. The city is not part of the Gover ...

. As such, this institution is responsible for protection of important collections of literary, historical, cultural and intellectual heritage of Yemen. The library is located near the Al-Tahrir Square and the Yemen Military Museum.

Yemen Arab Republic The Yemen Arab Republic (YAR; ar, الجمهورية العربية اليمنية '), also known simply as North Yemen or Yemen (Sanaʽa), was a country from 1962 to 1990 in the northwestern part of what is now Yemen.The United States extend ...

established the library in 1968. It has an extensive collection of books in French and in English about Yemen.

New headquarters

In December of 2010 it was reported that an 40-million-dollar grant agreement for the construction of a new building had been reached with China. The building was planned to be situated in the western part of Sana'a. Construction was said to commence in January of 2011 and last for a maximum of 30 months. Subsequently, the project faced delays and the funding requirement increased to 50 million dollars.

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Buildings and structures in Sanaa Libraries in Yemen

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