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    • Middle East Library
    • 801-581-6311

      • Leonard C. Chiarelli, Ph.D
      • Middle East Librarian
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    • Mohammad Hassan Bakhti
    • Library Collection Specialist
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  • Ann Chamberlin
  • Part-time staff
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  • Muthana Maktouf
  • Part-time staff
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Hours

Monday - Friday: 8 am - 4 pm

Closed Saturday & Sunday

Aziz S. Atiya Middle East Library

Dr. Aziz AtiyaFounded with The University of Utah's Middle East Center by Dr. Aziz S. Atiya in 1959, the prestigious Aziz S. Atiya Middle East Library is recognized internationally as a major center for research in Middle East studies.

The Middle East Library contains over 12,000 bound journal volumes, over 150,000 books in both Western languages and in the major languages of the Middle East, over 3,000 rare items and 13,371 manuscripts in micro-formats. The Middle East Library's holdings are a circulating collection, except for rare or specialized items.

Collection Highlights...

The Beauties of Iran (left), Bukara Qur'an front cover, Bukara Qur'an first page, The Beauties of Iran, Papyrus #752 (far right)

Beauties of Iran front page Bukara Qur'an front page of the Bukara Qur'an Beauties of Iran Papyrus

Map of the Middle East

Map of the Middle East

Map credit: University of Notre Dame OCW.

 

 Last Modified 9/18/12