The Arabic Encyclopedia

Arabic encyclopedia published in Syria

The Arabic Encyclopedia
الموسوعة العربية الموسوعة+العربية[[Category:Articles+containing+Arabic-language+text]]&rft.date=1998:+First+Edition&rft.place=[[Syria]]&rft.series=24+volumes">Language| Arabic

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Series| 24 volumes
Genre| Encyclopedia

Publication date

| 1998: First Edition
Publication place| Syria
Website| arab-ency.com.sy

The Arabic Encyclopedia (Arabic: الموسوعة العربية)[1] is an encyclopedia in 24 volumes in the Arabic language, published by the government of Syria.[2]

## History

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In 1953, the government of Syria proposed the project to the Arab League that adopted a resolution to set up "The Arabic Encyclopedia".[3] Another proposal for an "Arabic Encyclopedia" was submitted to the Arab League in 1961.[4] However, the project was not implemented for unidentified reasons. Syria adopted a resolution to establish the 'Institute of the Arabic Encyclopedia' (IAE) (Arabic: هيئة الموسوعة العربية) in 1981.[5]

The first edition of the encyclopedia was published in 1998, with this and all further volumes distributed by Dar al-Fikr publishers in Damascus.[6] In 2016, the official website was launched. It allows free online access to all the entries of the encyclopedia. After completion, the comprehensive encyclopedia comprises twenty-two volumes. In addition, there is a special volume of terms in the three languages Arabic, English and French, as well as a special volume for the index.[7][8]

## References

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1. ^ "الموسوعة العربية" [The Arabic Encyclopedia]. www.arab-ency.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
2. ^ "هدفها جمع التراث العربي والاسلامي، صدور المجلد الاول من الموسوعة العربية بدمشق - البيان" [Its goal is to collect the Arab and Islamic heritage, the issuance of the first volume of the Arabic encyclopedia in Damascus]. www.albayan.ae. 1999-09-11. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
3. ^ Institution Of The Arabic Encyclopedia. Middle East News Online; Durham 05 Dec 2000
4. ^ MacDonald, Robert W. (2015-12-08). The League of Arab States: A Study in Dynamics of Regional Organization. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400875283.
5. ^ Fatehiannad, Inayatullah. "An overview of Arabic encyclopedias." Encyclopedia Studies 1, no. 1 (2021): 201-217.
6. ^ "The Arabic Encyclopedia, first edition". The Arabic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
7. ^ "رغم الحرب، إطلاق موسوعة عربية متخصصة في سوريا - , - أريبيان بزنس" [Despite the war, the launch of a specialized Arabic encyclopedia in Syria]. arabic.arabianbusiness.com. 2016-02-02. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
8. ^ "الموسوعة العربية | من نحن [The Arabic Encyclopedia - About us]". arab-ency.com.sy. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-23.

## External links

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* official website
* Huruf Arabic Encyclopedia

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