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22,654
titles
24,921
editions
37,988
physical copies
37,988
on the shelf now
authors & contributors
14,400
publishers
2,380
subjects
15
languages
17
digital books for users
93
new in the last 30 days
22,654
oldest edition
1591 CE
earliest author
40 AH

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The Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies, its mosque dome in pink and white striped stone, students on the steps
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المكتبة الجامعية الرئيسية
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