One of the oldest national libraries in the Gulf and Arab World, Dar al-Kutub al-Qatariyya is regarded as one of the most important cultural landmarks in Qatar. Established in 1962, Dar al-Kutub al-Qatariyya was formed by merging a public library with the library of the Ministry of al-Ma'arif. For those who wish to read some amazing books, the library has a vast collection of books amounting to 319,478.