TEHRAN – The Head of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts office in Naqadeh announced the donation of a rare copy of the Holy Quran to the city's museum.

Hamzeh Pahlevani stated that the Quran, which experts have determined to be from the contemporary period, was donated by Behnaz Qarah-Naqadeh to the Naqadeh Museum.

Pahlevani added that the purpose of donating the Quran was to ensure better preservation and protection of that historical copy and to maintain the heritage and history of the city.

He further noted that historical artifacts donated by individuals to the museum are displayed with the donor’s name.

Naqadeh is an ancient city located in West Azarbaijan province, northwest Iran.

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