Armenian sources relating to the history of Central Asia and Kazakhstan. - Almaty: Dyke Press, 2010. 248 p. + 8 p. applications

Armenian sources relating to the history of Central Asia and Kazakhstan. - Almaty: Dyke Press, 2010. 248 p. + 8 p. applications          It is known that in the Matenadaran, which holds ancient Armenian manuscripts, there are more than 11,000 volumes of manuscripts and hundreds of thousands of archival documents, written in Armenian and in some languages of  the East peoples. There is no doubt, among them there are a lot of information on the history of Central Asia and Kazakhstan. As part of the "Cultural Heritage" program in recent years have been organized field trips for the purpose of identifying and obtaining copies.
          The book contains the translations of excerpts, taken from 30  particular sources. Among them, there are excerpts from "About Vardan and the Armenian War," written in the V century by historian Yeghishe, from the "Armenian geography" of the VII century, from the "Stories of Temirlan and his heirs" by Tovma Metsopetsi.          
           The book is dedicated to historians, orientalists, professors and students, as well as a wide audience of readers engaged in the study of the history of the country and its culture.
        
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