Armenia
Central Armenia
Yerevan

Matenadaran

The Matenadaran, officially the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, is the largest center for the storage, study and popularization of Armenian manuscripts, combining the functions of a , archive and scientific institution.
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:50 PM
    Sunday—Monday: closed
  • Email: contact@matenadaran.am
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: repository of ancient manuscripts and documents in Armenia
  • Also known as: “Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts”, “Matenadaran Library”, and “Mesrop Mashtots Research Institute of Ancient Manuscripts”
  • Address: 53 Մեսրոպ Մաշտոցի պողոտա, Երևան, 0009

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Armenia and Yerevan Cascade.

Library
Photo: Գոհար Մարտիրոսյան, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a national public library in , . It was founded in 1832 as part of the state gymnasium-school of Yerevan. is situated 310 metres southeast of Matenadaran.

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cascade is an architectural and complex in , , that consists of a multi-level staircase structure with terraces, fountains, sculptures, and exhibition halls. is situated 460 metres west of Matenadaran.

Memorial
Photo: 23artashes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kond and Arabkir.

Neighborhood
Photo: Stamboltsyan, Public domain.
is one of the oldest quarters of . It is situated within the boundaries of the modern-day of the capital of . According to Hovhannes Shahkhatunyants, an Armenian historian, is located at the western and southern hillsides and foot of a rocky hill with similar name.

Suburb
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, is one of the 12 districts of , the capital of . Located to the north of the city centre, is bordered by the from the northwest, from the west, from the south, and from the east.

Suburb
Photo: Kevorkmail, Public domain.
, is one of the 12 districts of , the capital of . It is located to the east of the city centre. It is bordered by the form the west and the north, from the east and from the south.

Matenadaran

Latitude
40.19209° or 40° 11′ 32″ north
Longitude
44.52097° or 44° 31′ 16″ east
Elevation
1,119 metres (3,671 feet)
Levels
4
Open location code
8HG65GRC+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48277829
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
13156685
Wiki­data ID
Q1322278
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Matenadaran” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف ماتناداران”
  • Arabic: “متحف ماتنادران”
  • Armenian: “Երևանի Մաշտոցի անվան Մատենադարան”
  • Armenian: “Երևանի Մատենադարան”
  • Armenian: “Երևանի Մեսրոպ Մաշտոցի անվան Մատենադարան”
  • Armenian: “Ինստիտուտի շենք. Մեսրոպ Մաշտոցի անվան հին ձեռագրերի գիտահետազոտական ինստիտուտը (մատենադարան)”
  • Armenian: “Մատենադարան”
  • Armenian: “Մեսրոպ Մաշտոցի անվան հին ձեռագրերի գիտահետազոտական ինստիտուտ Մատենադարան”
  • Armenian: “Մեսրոպ Մաշտոցի անվան հին ձեռագրերի գիտահետազոտական ինստիտուտ”
  • Armenian: “Մեսրոպ Մաշտոցի անվան Մատենադարան”
  • Asturian: “Matenadaran”
  • Azerbaijani: “Matenadaran”
  • Azerbaijani: “Mətndar”
  • Bashkir: “Матенадаран”
  • Basque: “Matenadaran”
  • Belarusian: “Матэнадаран”
  • Bulgarian: “Матенадаран”
  • Catalan: “Matenadaran”
  • Chinese: “写本馆”
  • Chinese: “古代文獻手稿博物館”
  • Chinese: “寫本館”
  • Chinese: “梅斯罗普·马什托茨写本研究所”
  • Czech: “Matenadaran”
  • Dutch: “Matenadaran”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف ماتنادران”
  • Esperanto: “Matenadarano”
  • Estonian: “Matenadaran”
  • Finnish: “Matenadaran”
  • French: “Institut Machtots de recherches sur les manuscrits anciens”
  • French: “Matenadaran”
  • Galician: “Matenadaran”
  • Georgian: “მატენადარანი”
  • German: “Matenadaran”
  • Greek: “Ματενανταράν”
  • Hausa: “Matenadaran”
  • Hebrew: “מטנדראן”
  • Hungarian: “Matenadaran”
  • Indonesian: “Matenadaran”
  • Italian: “Matenadaran”
  • Japanese: “マテナダラン”
  • Kazakh: “Армения кітапханасы”
  • Korean: “마테나다란”
  • Latvian: “Matenadarans”
  • Lithuanian: “Matenadaranas”
  • Macedonian: “Институт за древни ракописи на Месроб Машдоц”
  • Macedonian: “Матенадаран”
  • Mongolian: “Матенадаран”
  • Persian: “ماتناداران”
  • Polish: “Matenadaran”
  • Portuguese: “Matenadaran”
  • Russian: “Институт древних рукописей Матенадаран”
  • Russian: “Матенадаран”
  • Serbian: “Матенадаран”
  • Slovenian: “Matenadaran”
  • Spanish: “Instituto Mashtots de investigaciones sobre los manuscritos antiguos”
  • Spanish: “Matenadaran”
  • Spanish: “Matenadarán”
  • Swedish: “Matenadaran”
  • Tatar: “Матенадаран тикшеренү институты һәм борынгы кулъязмалар саклагычы”
  • Thai: “มาเตนาดารัน”
  • Turkish: “Matenadaran”
  • Ukrainian: “Інститут стародавніх рукописів імені Месропа Маштоца”
  • Ukrainian: “Матенадаран”
  • Uzbek: “Matenadaran”
  • Uzbek: “Mesrop Mashtots nomidagi ‘Matenadaran’ qadimgi qo‘lyozmalar instituti”
  • Uzbek: “Mesrop Mashtots Nomidagi ‘Matenadaran’ Qadimgi Qo‘lyozmalar Instituti”
  • Uzbek: “Mesrop Mashtots nomidagi ‘Matenadaran’ qadimgi qo’lyozmalar instituti”
  • Uzbek: “Mesrop Mashtots Nomidagi ‘Matenadaran’ Qadimgi Qo’lyozmalar Instituti”
  • Uzbek: “Mesrop Mashtots nomidagi ‘Matenadaran’ qadimgi qo`lyozmalar instituti”
  • Uzbek: “Mesrop Mashtots Nomidagi ‘Matenadaran’ Qadimgi Qo`lyozmalar Instituti”
  • Uzbek: “Mesrop Mashtots nomidagi ‘Matenadaran’ qadimgi qoʻlyozmalar instituti”
  • Uzbek: “Mesrop Mashtots Nomidagi ‘Matenadaran’ Qadimgi Qoʻlyozmalar Instituti”
  • Uzbek: “Mesrop Mashtots nomidagi Matenadaran qadimgi qo‘lyozmalar instituti”
  • Uzbek: “Mesrop Mashtots Nomidagi Matenadaran Qadimgi Qo‘lyozmalar Instituti”
  • Uzbek: “Mesrop Mashtots nomidagi Matenadaran qadimgi qo’lyozmalar instituti”
  • Uzbek: “Mesrop Mashtots Nomidagi Matenadaran Qadimgi Qo’lyozmalar Instituti”
  • Uzbek: “Mesrop Mashtots nomidagi Matenadaran qadimgi qo`lyozmalar instituti”
  • Uzbek: “Mesrop Mashtots Nomidagi Matenadaran Qadimgi Qo`lyozmalar Instituti”
  • Uzbek: “Mesrop Mashtots nomidagi Matenadaran qadimgi qoʻlyozmalar instituti”
  • Uzbek: “Mesrop Mashtots Nomidagi Matenadaran Qadimgi Qoʻlyozmalar Instituti”
  • Western Armenian: “Երեւանի Մաշտոցի Անուան Մատենադարան”
  • Western Armenian: “Երեւանի Մեսրոպ Մաշտոցի անուան Մատենադարան”
  • Western Armenian: “Երեւանի Մեսրոպ Մաշտոցի Անուան Մատենադարան”
  • Western Armenian: “Մատենադարան”

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