The number of rare books of the "New Akhsi" Manuscript Center within the Akhsikent Archaeological Park has exceeded 4 thousand. Recently, 27 rare manuscripts and lithographic books were presented to the Center by citizens.
According to the information service of the Namangan regional administration, 15 of the books are manuscripts dating back to the 11th-12th centuries. Among them are tables on astronomy and information about zodiac signs. There are also manuscripts on ethics, literature, philosophy, history, hadiths, and qasidas.
Currently, these unique manuscripts and lithographic works are being studied by specialists.
In addition, the fund of the Akhsikent Archaeological Park was enriched with 68 new silver coins minted during the Abbasid rule of the 8th century. Among them are coins issued during the reigns of the Samanid and Karakhanid rulers, as well as in Sweden in 1667-1670 and in Great Britain in 1836.
