The library is located in the Islamic quarter, on the south side of Bab al-Silsila road, specifically about 100 meters from it, to the west of the Islamic House of the Koran, and opposite the fresh soil.

This building is considered a rich architectural masterpiece, as it used several types of arched arches and zigzag arches that characterize the Crusader and Ayyubid architecture, and it is also characterized by the use of obsidian stone, which was characteristic of Mamluk architecture, which is the integration of red and white stones in the frames of doors and windows that were surrounded by curved frames.

The Khalidi library was established by Haj Ragheb Al-Khalidi as an Islamic endowment, with a sum of money recommended by his grandmother Khadija Al-Khalidi, the daughter of Musa Effendi Al-Khalidi, who was the judge of the Askar of Anatolia in 1832.

The library is based on the knowledge and scientific basis of the manuscripts and books owned by the Khalidi family, collected from successive generations by Muhammad Sanallah, Muhammad Ali, Yusuf Zia Pasha, Sheikh Musa Shafiq, Ruhi Bey, and many others.the aim of the library was to be public, so that all its patrons would benefit from it and enhance their knowledge and knowledge, and encourage interest in the mothers of books in Islamic sciences and modern topics.

The library was prepared to be a public library, and to facilitate research in it, they classified, catalogued and saved books and references, to become ready to welcome scientists from all over the world.the library is also an architectural model representing Jerusalem in the Middle Ages. the building dates back to the kingdom of Jerusalem in the Crusader era in the 13th century, but its purpose is unknown. later, three khwarizm Warriors who came as part of the khwarizm legion of the forces that defeated the Crusaders in Palestine were buried at the site. And these three are a father and his two sons, and the father's name is: Barakat Khan (therefore the building in the Mamluk era was called the "soil of Barakat Khan").

There is an assumption that Barakat Khan is the son of the Mamluk Sultan Baibars, who married the daughter of one of the khwarezmian pimps.

In 1952, after the death of the first librarian, the library deteriorated and was closed. After the occupation of all of Jerusalem in 1967, there were persistent attempts by the Jewish cleric Rabbi Shlomo Goren to acquire the site, but in 1992, as a result of the insistence of Orientalist Amnon Cohen and archaeologist Dan baht, the building was restored and reopened as a library in 1995, and the current director of the library is Mrs. Haifa Khalidi (although her ancestors had allocated the Endowment "for men only"), the library has 1,278 manuscripts dating from the Mamluk and Ottoman periods in addition to 5,000 books are printed, and they revolve in the subjects of history, geography, astronomy, the Koran, philosophy, and poetry.

The overwhelming majority is written in Arabic, 18 in Persian, and 46 in Turkish, and the oldest manuscript in the library deals with the Royal Sharia and dates back to the eleventh century.the library has a relatively large number of original manuscripts, written by the author himself and not by copyists. there are also decorative books called honors given as gifts, including honors given to Saladin, there are also decorative books on Indian medicine from the thirteenth century, a huge and ornate Quran from the sixteenth century and more.

This Khalidi library is located in the Islamic quarter, on the south side of Bab al-Silsila road, specifically about 100 meters away from it opposite the fresh soil, and is considered a rich architectural masterpiece, created by Hajj Ragheb Al-Khalidi in 1899 ad (1318 Hijri).

The library is also characterized by the use of obsidian, which was characteristic of Mamluk architecture, which is the integration of red and white stones in the frames of doors and windows that were surrounded by curved frames, and Hajj Ragheb Al-Khalidi established the Khalidi library as an Islamic endowment with an amount of money recommended by his grandmother Khadija Al-Khalidi, "daughter of Musa Effendi Al-Khalidi", and the library is based on its cognitive and scientific basis on the manuscripts and books owned by the Khalidi family were collected from successive generations by Muhammad Ali, Yusuf Zia Pasha, Sheikh Musa Shafik, and many others, and were The purpose of the library is to be a public one that benefits all its visitors and enhances their knowledge and knowledge, and encourages interest in the mothers of books in Islamic sciences and modern topics, and it was prepared to be a public library, and to facilitate research in it, they classified, classified and saved books and references, to become ready to welcome scientists from all over the world, as the library building is an architectural model representing Jerusalem in the Middle Ages, the building dates back to the kingdom of Jerusalem in the Crusader era, and later buried on the site three "Khwarizmi" Warriors who came as part of the Khwarizmi legion of the forces that defeated the Crusaders in Palestine, and and these three are a father and his two sons, and the father's name: Barakat Khan-so the building in the Mamluk era was called the "soil of Barakat Khan" -, there is an assumption that Barakat Khan is the son of the Mamluk Sultan Baibars, who married the daughter of one of the khwarezmian commanders.

As for the reality of the library, in 1952, after the death of the first librarian, the library deteriorated and was closed, and after the occupation of the entire Jerusalem in 1967 there were persistent attempts by the Jewish cleric Rabbi shlomogorin to acquire the site, but in a year no, as a result of the insistence of Orientalist Amnon Cohen and archaeologist Dan baht, the building was restored and reopened as a library in 1995, and its current director is Mrs. Haifa Khalidi-although her grandparents had allocated the endowment "to men only" -, and the library has 1,278 manuscripts dating back to the Mamluk and Ottoman periods in addition to 5,000 printed books, which deal with the topics of history, geography, astronomy, the Koran, philosophy, and poetry. The overwhelming majority is written in Arabic, 18 in Persian, and 46 in Turkish, and the library has a relatively large number of original manuscripts, written by the author himself, not by copyists, and there are decorated books called"honors" given as gifts, including a tribute given to Saladin, as well as there are decorated books in Indian medicine from the thirteenth century, a huge and decorated Quran from the sixteenth century and more.