Preservation of Manuscripts, National Institute of Manuscripts, Ashgabat

$35.2K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Turkmenistan
Start Date	Jun 24, 2006
End Date	Feb 26, 2008
Duration	612 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77227-48`

Grant Description

To support the conservation of manuscripts dating from the 18th through early 20th centuries.

The manuscripts were written in Arabic, Turkmen, and Persian, and include literary works, Turkmen history, culture, and religion. Project activities will include educational outreach programs on the creation and preservation of the manuscripts.