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==Libraries ==
==Libraries ==
'''University of Jordan Library'''  
'''University of Jordan Library'''  
The University houses rare manuscript materials, including Shari'a Court Records (legal matters, marriages, inheritance, etc.), Ottoman registers and statistics, newspapers, and Mamluk Period documents. Contact general support at the email address below to request more information about these collections.<br>
P.O. BOX 11942<br>
P.O. BOX 11942<br>
Amman, Jordan<br>
Amman, Jordan<br>
<br>
Phone: 00962-6-5355000<br>
Phone: 00962-6-5355000<br>
Email: library@ju.edu.jo
Email: library@ju.edu.jo
[https://library.ju.edu.jo/EN-library/ENAboutLibrary.aspx Website]<br>
[https://library.ju.edu.jo/EN-library/ENLib_manuscript.aspx Manuscript collections]<br>
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_zeIOlTVUg UJ Library Tour] (YouTube)<br>
* The University houses rare manuscript materials, including Shari'a Court Records (legal matters, marriages, inheritance, etc.), Ottoman registers and statistics, newspapers, and Mamluk Period documents. Contact general support at the email address below to request more information about these collections.<br>


* [https://library.ju.edu.jo/EN-library/ENAboutLibrary.aspx Website]
* [https://library.ju.edu.jo/EN-library/ENLib_manuscript.aspx Manuscript collections]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_zeIOlTVUg UJ Library Tour] (YouTube)


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'''Arab Genealogy Books Online'''<br>
'''Arab Genealogy Books Online'''<br>
[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/MENA/jordan-books Website]<br>
[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/MENA/jordan-books Website]<br>
Open access collection of Arabic genealogy books that have been digitized and can be browsed by country/region. Books contain valuable information about tribal histories and family lineages.
Open access collection of Arabic genealogy books that have been digitized and can be browsed by country/region. Books contain valuable information about tribal histories and family lineages.
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'''Mu'tah University Library'''<br>
'''Mu'tah University Library'''<br>
Al-Karak, Jordan<br>
Al-Karak, Jordan<br>
<br>
Phone: +(962) 3 2372380<br>
Phone: +(962) 3 2372380<br>
Email: lib dir @mutah.edu.jo<br>
Email: lib dir @mutah.edu.jo<br>
[https://www.mutah.edu.jo/ar/library/Home.aspx Website]
[https://www.mutah.edu.jo/ar/library/Home.aspx Website]
==Museums==
==Museums==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Jordan '''List of museums in Jordan''']
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Jordan '''List of museums in Jordan''']
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'''The Jordan Museum'''<br>
'''The Jordan Museum'''<br>
Location: Ras Al-Ayn Area – Next to Greater Amman Municipality Building- Ali Bin Abi Taleb Street<br>
Location: Ras Al-Ayn Area – Next to Greater Amman Municipality Building- Ali Bin Abi Taleb Street<br>
Mailing Address: P.O Box 830157 Amman 11183 – Jordan<br>
Mailing Address: P.O Box 830157 Amman 11183 – Jordan<br>
<br>
Phone: +962-6-4629317<br>
Phone: +962-6-4629317<br>Fax: +962-6-4629312<br>Email: info@jordanmuseum.jo<br>[https://www.jordanmuseum.jo/en Website]
Fax: +962-6-4629312<br>
Email: info@jordanmuseum.jo<br>
[https://www.jordanmuseum.jo/en Website]


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Archives[edit | edit source]

Department of the National Library, Amman
Number 9 , Haroun Al-Rasheed St.
P.O.Box: 6070
Amman, Jordan 11118

Telephone: 06-5662791
Fax: (962) 6 5662867 Email: nl@nl.gov.jo
Website
Department of The National Library, General information
National Library in Amman Informative article, DECEMBER 19, 2017 BY HAZINEEDITOR

The Department of the National Library in Amman, Jordan, is Amman’s main public library and the government’s center for processing its documents for archival purposes.

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Online collection of archives and libraries and their digitized materials in the Islamic world, including the Middle East and North Africa

Libraries[edit | edit source]

University of Jordan Library P.O. BOX 11942
Amman, Jordan
Phone: 00962-6-5355000
Email: library@ju.edu.jo Website
Manuscript collections
UJ Library Tour (YouTube)

  • The University houses rare manuscript materials, including Shari'a Court Records (legal matters, marriages, inheritance, etc.), Ottoman registers and statistics, newspapers, and Mamluk Period documents. Contact general support at the email address below to request more information about these collections.


Arab Genealogy Books Online
Website
Open access collection of Arabic genealogy books that have been digitized and can be browsed by country/region. Books contain valuable information about tribal histories and family lineages.


Mu'tah University Library
Al-Karak, Jordan
Phone: +(962) 3 2372380
Email: lib dir @mutah.edu.jo
Website

Museums[edit | edit source]

List of museums in Jordan

The Jordan Museum
Location: Ras Al-Ayn Area – Next to Greater Amman Municipality Building- Ali Bin Abi Taleb Street
Mailing Address: P.O Box 830157 Amman 11183 – Jordan
Phone: +962-6-4629317
Fax: +962-6-4629312
Email: info@jordanmuseum.jo
Website