The Arabic Encyclopedia
الموسوعة العربية
CountrySyria
LanguageArabic
Series24 volumes
GenreEncyclopedia
Publication date
1998: First Edition

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

History

In 1953, the government of Syria proposed the project to the Arab League that adopted a resolution to set up "The Arabic Encyclopedia".[2] Another proposal for an "Arabic Encyclopedia" was submitted to the Arab League in 1961.[3] 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.[4]

The first edition of the encyclopedia was published in 1998, with this and all further volumes distributed by Dar al-Fikr publishers in Damascus.[5] 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.[6]

References

  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. ↑ Institution Of The Arabic Encyclopedia. Middle East News Online; Durham 05 Dec 2000
  3. ↑ MacDonald, Robert W. (2015-12-08). The League of Arab States: A Study in Dynamics of Regional Organization. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400875283.
  4. ↑ Fatehiannad, Inayatullah. "An overview of Arabic encyclopedias." Encyclopedia Studies 1, no. 1 (2021): 201-217.
  5. ↑ "The Arabic Encyclopedia, first edition". The Arabic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  6. ↑ "الموسوعة العربية | من نحن [The Arabic Encyclopedia - About us]". arab-ency.com.sy. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
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