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January 31, 2011: The King Abdul Aziz Library

"There are now 1.3 million books at the King Abdul Aziz Public Library in Riyadh, with 32,500 going back to the beginning of printing in Europe."

"The list of rare books includes a collection of old European publications, with 78 covering the Prophet’s biography and 113 translated into different European languages on the interpretation and meanings of the Holy Qur’an."

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