Abstract
The aim of the article is to provide an overview of the study of the Mamluk era in the Middle East(about 1100-1500) in Europe and the USA, where Mamluk studies took place as an independent fieldof science. In the development of Mamluk studies in the West an important role play such scientificorganizations as the Middle East Documentation Center at the University of Chicago (MEDOC), theCenter of History and Society at the Mamluk Era (1250–1517) named after Anna Marie Schimmel Kollegat the University of Bonn (Germany) and School of Mamluk Studies, which was organized by the effortsof scientists from Chicago (USA), Liege (Belgium) and Venice (Italy). The organizations mentioned carryout projects such as organizing annual conferences, conducting seminars, publishing the scientific journalMamluk Studies Review, online bibliography of Mamluk Studies, online encyclopedia of MamlukStudies, interactive online maps of the Mamluk Sultanate, web resource Mamluk Mint Series, developmentand programming of a database of Arabic translation into English. The information provided willbe useful for researchers, scientists and students in the search of materials on the history and cultureof Mamluks, as well as for the leaders of the centers as a European model for the development of suchactivities in the future.Key words: Mamluk Studies, Mamluk Studies centers, School of Mamluk Studies, conference, scientificjournal, online maps, online encyclopedia.