Diyarbakır sanctified by new exhibition of holy heritage

DİYARBAKIR - Anadolu Agency

A 99-copy showcase of the Quran penned has gone on display in Diyarbakır in what officials are hoping to be a promotion of the city’s ancient heritage

he exhibition includes 99 copies of the Quran written by famous calligraphers. They are on display at the city’s Zinciriye Madrasah Mesopotamia International Quran Research Center. CİHAN photos

The southeastern province of Diyarbakır has welcomed a new display of 99 “Mushaf-ı Şerif” (handwritten copies of the Quran) from between the ninth and 18th centuries as part of the traveling “Mukaddes Miras” (Holy Heritage) exhibition.

The selection has gone on display at the city’s Zinciriye Madrasah Mesopotamia International Quran Research Center next to the historic Ulu Mosque having previously been exhibited at Istanbul’s Sultanahmet Madrasah and in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa........

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