The National Archives Launches A Specialized
Digital Portal on the History of The UAE and the Gulf Region
:Subject of the
Consultation
A major source of
original documents on the Arabian Gulf
https://www.agda.ae
The National Library and Archives of
the United Arab Emirates has given access through the recently launched Arabian
Gulf Digital Archive's portal to thousands of historical documents and
photographs as well as "multimedia" i.e. audiovisual records on the UAE and the
GCC countries of great historic and cultural value. Through this AGDA portal
the National Library and Archive presents the rich and interesting history of the GCC
countries over the last two centuries. The site documents many historical
events and provides information about many prominent figures through its repository of documents many of which presented for the first time on the
internet
:Objective
of the Consultation
The Arabian Gulf Digital Archive launched recently (May 2019) which contains almost half a million high
quality documents and photographs, as we need the
audience observation and comments, which will help, develop and upgrade the
website to a higher level in the local regional and global level
:Expected decisions
The National Library and Archive will consider all the observations and
proposals from the Audience and study the implementation

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