Zaydani Library

مكتبة الزياني

The library of the Moroccan sultan Mawlay Zidan, seized by pirates and kept in El Escorial; thousands of Moroccan manuscripts in Spain.

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The library of the Sultan of Morocco Mulay Zaydan, which was seized by pirates and preserved in the Escorial; thousands of Moroccan manuscripts in Spain. 1

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islam.museum contributors. “Zaydani Library”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/maktaba-al-zaydani/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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