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Hafiz Ahmed Agha Library
A small Ottoman library holding a rare collection of Arabic, Persian and Turkish manuscripts.
- Editor's score
- 4.1
- Visit
- 20 min
- Price
- €
About
Founded in the late eighteenth century by Hafiz Ahmed Agha, a Rhodes-born Ottoman official, the library preserves hundreds of manuscripts and early printed books, among them richly illuminated copies of the Quran. Its modest courtyard is a peaceful corner in the busiest part of the old town.
Best time to go: Pause here after the Suleymaniye Mosque opposite, when the little courtyard is quiet.
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