Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia

Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia
AbbreviationCGIE
Formation1983 (1983)
FounderKazem Mousavi-Bojnourdi
TypeNon-profit research organization
Official language
Persian, Arabic, English
Main organ
High Counsil
Websitewww.cgie.org.ir/en

The Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia (Center for Iranian and Islamic Studies) (CGIE) is a major Iranian research institute with the task of researching and publishing general and topical encyclopedias about Iranian and Islamic culture.[1][2][3][4] Within the Islamic and Iranian research landscape, it is one of the leading and most prestigious institutions in the country, attracting scholars from all over the region. The centre has one of the largest libraries on Iranian and Islamic culture. The building was nominated for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2001.

  1. ^ "About Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia on the website of Farsnews". Archived from the original on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  2. ^ "About Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia on the website of the Hamshahri newspaper". 17 April 2009. Archived from the original on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  3. ^ "About Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia on the website of the Mehrnews agency". 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  4. ^ "About Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia on the Tasnim news agency". Archived from the original on 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-02.

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