{"id":124061,"date":"2018-01-11T17:04:25","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T15:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/?p=124061"},"modified":"2018-01-11T17:04:25","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T15:04:25","slug":"damascus-educational-library-opens-with-over-100000-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=124061","title":{"rendered":"Damascus Educational Library opens with over 100,000 books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus, SANA-Ministry of Education inaugurated on Thursday the Damascus Educational Library in al-Qusour neighborhood in the city of Damascus.<\/p>\n<p>The Library includes more than 100,000 books which contents vary from scientific and literary books to cultural and academic ones in addition to novels and children&#8217;s stories.<\/p>\n<p>The Library also includes reading rooms.<\/p>\n<p>In a press statement, Education Minister Hazwan al-Waz affirmed the importance of school libraries in supporting curriculum and increasing 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The Library includes more than 100,000 books which contents vary from scientific and literary books to cultural and academic ones in addition to novels and children&#8217;s stories. The Library also includes reading rooms. 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