Institute of Manuscripts of Azerbaijan

Institute of Manuscripts of Azerbaijan
Əlyazmalar İnstitutu
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Established1986
LocationBaku, Azerbaijan
Coordinates40°22′07″N 49°50′00″E / 40.36852407832065°N 49.833362090184515°E / 40.36852407832065; 49.833362090184515
Websitewww.manuscript.az

Institute of Manuscripts (Azerbaijani: Əlyazmalar İnstitutu), named after Muhammad Fuzuli, is a scientific center of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences engaged in scientific-research, archive and library science activities, security, study, translation and publication of medieval manuscripts.[1]

The institute is located in the building of the former Empress Alexandra Russian Muslim Boarding School for Girls, established in 1901 by H.Z.Taghiyev on Istiglaliyyat Street[2] and designed by the Polish architect Józef Gosławski.[3]

  1. ^ "Древние азербайджанские рукописи перевезены из Ватикана в Баку". Archived from the original on 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  2. ^ Alakbarli, Farid (2000). "Voices from the Ages: Baku's Institute of Manuscripts". Azerbaijan International. 8 (2): 51–55. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Former school for Muslim girls in Baku - video" (in Polish, English, Azerbaijani, and Russian). Polish Embassy in Baku.