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Yemeni Center, A Quran Manuscripts Treasury

15:41 - August 19, 2014
News ID: 1441059
Yemen's Archives Center in the capital city of Sana'a holds around 1100 manuscript copies of the Holy Quran.

Some of the copies date back to the early years of the advent of Islam, Iram news reports.
Many of the manuscripts are rare copies written on parchment, vellum or calfskin.
According to Adel Qanam al-Humairi, deputy of the center, the manuscripts have been collected by the center or donated by different individuals.
Al-Qarbiya library is another treasury of old manuscripts where a large number of handwritten Quran copies are held.
It is said that the oldest surviving manuscript of the Holy Quran is in Yemen.
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Tags: quran ، manuscripts ، yemen ، treasury
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