Raza Library
A repository of Indo-Islamic cultural heritage in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Rampur Raza Library (Rāmpur Razā Kitāb Khāna) located in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India is a repository of Indo-Islamic cultural heritage established in the last decades of the 18th century. It was built up by successive Nawabs of Rampur and is now managed by the Government of India, named after Raza Ali Khan Bahadur.[1]
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Raza Library | |
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28.812327295199776°N 79.0233623495845°E / 28.812327295199776; 79.0233623495845 | |
Location | Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Type | Public library |
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Legal deposit | Yes |
Other information | |
Website | razalibrary |
It contains a collection of manuscripts, historical documents, specimens of Islamic calligraphy, miniature paintings, astronomical instruments and illustrated works in Arabic and Persian. The Raza Library also contains printed works in Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, Pashto (having the original manuscript of the first translation of the Qur'an in addition to other important books/documents), Tamil and Turkish, and approximately 30,000 printed books (including periodicals) in various other languages.