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Rare Quran Manuscripts on Display in Baghdad

7:43 - April 26, 2014
News ID: 1399461
A series of rare handwritten copies of the Holy Quran were on show at the annual manuscripts exhibition in Baghdad.

Organized by Iraqi ministry of tourism and antiquities, the four-day exhibition concluded in the capital city on Thursday, Sawt al-Iraq website reported.
On display were also handwritten copies of Islamic books, calligraphy works and paintings some of which date back to the 11th Hijri century.
According to Liwaa Semeism, Iraq’s minister of tourism and antiquities, a permanent exhibition of old manuscripts is planned to be mounted.
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