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Archives and Libraries

• Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
• If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
• Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Archives

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

National Center for Archives and Records
P.O.Box 11111
Royal Court
Riyadh 12911, Saudi Arabia

Phone: 114413181 96600; 114887057 96600
Fax: 00966114413905
Email: info@ncar.gov.sa

• Website
• Virtual workshop about the archives

Libraries

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.

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King Fahd National Library
P.O. Box 7572
Riyadh 11472, Saudi Arabia

Phone: 0114186111​
Fax: 0114186222
Website

Museums

King Abdulaziz Historical Center

The King Abdulaziz Historical Center (KAHC) (Arabic: مركز الملك عبدالعزيز التاريخي) is a translocational compound that includes prominent cultural and heritage landmarks in the al-Murabba and al-Futah neighborhoods of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, encompassing the al-Murabba Palace, the National Museum, King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives, King Abdulaziz Public Library, King Abdulaziz Auditorium, Red Palace and Riyadh Water Tower besides six municipal parks and gardens, including the National Museum Park, al-Watan Park, the One Hundred Palm Trees Park and al-Yamamah Park.

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National Museum of Saudi Arabia
King Faisal Road
King Abdul Aziz Historical Centre
Riyadh 12631, Saudi Arabia

• National Museum of Saudi Arabia (Wikipedia)
  
  

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List of museums in Saudi Arabia

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Ministerial Agency of Civil Affairs
Al Murabba, Riyadh
Saudi Arabia

Telephone: 009662297700 - 920022133
Email: ahwalcare@ahwal.gov.sa
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