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Isawwiyya (?) - Mount Scopus
Al-A'feefi Library (MA)
The Afeefi, famous family of Imams and scholars, owns a small but very special collection, known as the Makhtotat al-Afeefi. The library located in the family home in Isawwiyya - Mount Scopus contains 43 manuscripts dedicated to astronomy (Falak) and science.
The manuscripts were microfilmed and can be read at the Islamic Heritage Centre.
Entry prepared on November 2018.
Jerusalem historical libraries and archives revisited, Revised report prepared for Open Jerusalem, October 2014, Merav Mack
Author: Open Jerusalem http://www.openjerusalem.org/