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53 Mashtots Avenue
Yerevan
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AM-MAT
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The Matenadaran - Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (MAT)
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Director: Hrachya Tamrazyan
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53 Mashtots Avenue
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Yerevan
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Established on March 3, 1959.
The Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (Armenian: Մեսրոպ Մաշտոցի անվան հին ձեռագրերի ինստիտուտ (Mesrop Mashtots'i anvan hin dzeragreri institut)), commonly referred to as the Matenadaran (Armenian: About this sound Մատենադարան), is a repository of ancient manuscripts, research institute and museum in Yerevan, Armenia. It holds one of the world's richest depositories of medieval manuscripts and books which span a broad range of subjects, including theology, philosophy, history, medicine, literature, art history, and cosmography in Armenian and many other languages.
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Entry prepared on July 2018
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Author(s) : Open Jerusalem http://www.openjerusalem.org