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Experts restore manuscripts in Yemen

Government centre has about 16,000 manuscripts and 20,000 parchments of the Quran

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This picture shows experts repairing manuscripts at a government-run restoration centre in Sana’a on Monday.

The centre, which was established in Yemen in 1980, has about 16,000 manuscripts and 20,000 parchments of the Quran dating back to AD622-719.

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