Record No.
MRB-2026-006508
Epic of Manas, One of the World's Longest Epic Poems
Literature & Writing
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Record Holder
Institutional / General Record
Kyrgyzstan
Category
Literature & Writing
Country
Kyrgyzstan
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KG )
Achievement Date
—
Verification Status
Reference
Record Description
The Kyrgyz oral epic of Manas contains roughly half a million lines, making it about 20 times longer than Homer's Iliad and Odyssey combined. It was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2013.
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