Turkmenistan’s documentary heritage added to UNESCO’s regional Memory of the World register

The listing includes archival sources on the life and work of Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Adham.

Documentary heritage nominated by Turkmenistan has been added to UNESCO’s Asia-Pacific regional Memory of the World register. It is the country’s first entry in the register.

Author: Робот Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan

A meeting of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Regional Committee in Jakarta — Archival sources nominated by Turkmenistan have been added to UNESCO’s regional Memory of the World register. Illustrative photo. Photo: UNESCO / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

Turkmenistan’s documentary heritage has been added to UNESCO’s Asia-Pacific regional Memory of the World register. The entry is titled “Archival sources on the life and work of Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Adham.”

The decision was made at the 11th General Meeting of the UNESCO Memory of the World Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific, held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 2 to 6 November 2026.

The meeting reviewed documentary heritage nominations from countries in the region. Following expert assessment, 21 items were added to the register.

Turkmenistan was represented by the executive secretary of its National Commission for UNESCO and a researcher at the Magtymguly Institute of Language, Literature and National Manuscripts of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan.

This is the first time Turkmenistan’s documentary heritage has been included in the programme’s Asia-Pacific regional register.

Translated from Russian using artificial intelligence. Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan’s documentary heritage added to UNESCO’s regional Memory of the World register

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