Arab Encyclopedia () is an encyclopedia in 24 volumes in the Arabic language. In 1953, Syria proposed the project to the Arab League who adopted a resolution to set up "The Arab Encyclopedia". Another proposal for an "Arab Encyclopedia" was submitted to the Arab League in 1961. However, the project was not implemented for unidentified reason. Syria adopted a resolution to establish the 'Institute of the Arab Encyclopedia' (IAE) () in 1981 which issued the first edition of the encyclopedia in 1998 in Damascus, Syria. In 2016, the official website was launched which allows free access to all the entries of the encyclopedia. References External links Huruf Arabic Encyclopedia Arabic-language encyclopedias Syrian online encyclopedias Arab encyclopedias 20th-century encyclopedias 21st-century encyclopedias 1998 non-fiction books