YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS:

During the nine months of the running year 40 261 people visited Matenadaran in the nine months of the running year. Amalya Shahumyan, employee of the Matendaran showing hall, told Armenpress that this year more visitors from Italy, France, Germany, Spain have been registered and less from Russia.

Shahumyan said the number of visitors from the CIS is less than from the European countries. "The tourism agencies are more working with the tourists arrived from Europe, that is why their interest in Matenadaran is greater," she said.

From Russia mainly Armenians are visiting Matenadaran. This year there were many visitors from Czechia, Poland, Hungary and Finland.

Iranian citizens visit Matenadaran during Novruz time when a great number of Persians arrive in Armenia.