Institute of Manuscripts of Azerbaijan

Institute of Manuscripts of Azerbaijan
Əlyazmalar İnstitutu
Front of the institute
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.

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 and designed by the Polish architect Józef Gosławski.

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