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It has even closed some of the public libraries, including that of the Armenian Philanthropic Society at Baku, the largest library in the Caucasus, which was used by all nationalities and had been a great benefit to the city.
The Philanthropic Association of Baku, the oldest (founded in 1862) if not the strongest of such organizations, at times donated a good share of its annual income for the education of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.
It has even closed some of the public libraries, including that of the Armenian Philanthropic Society at Baku, the largest library in the Caucasus, which was used by all nationalities and had been a great benefit to the city.
The Philanthropic Association of Baku, the oldest (founded in 1862) if not the strongest of such organizations, at times donated a good share of its annual income for the education of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.