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It receives hundreds of thousands of visitors from across Mexico and the region each year
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Visitors at the Sharjah exhibition at the Guadalajara International Book Fair, in Jalisco state, Mexico. All photos: EPA
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Sharjah is the guest of honour at the 36th edition of the fair
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Replicas of ornamental archaeological pieces and ancient calligraphy make up the exhibition
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The exhibition is titled The Art Of Ornamentation
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It was inaugurated on November 25
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The Guadalajara International Book Fair is one of the most significant cultural events in Latin America
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It receives hundreds of thousands of visitors from across Mexico and the region each year
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Visitors at the Sharjah exhibition at the Guadalajara International Book Fair, in Jalisco state, Mexico. All photos: EPA
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Sharjah is the guest of honour at the 36th edition of the fair
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Replicas of ornamental archaeological pieces and ancient calligraphy make up the exhibition
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/7DVXHO66RXEBR4CHRPHJVRFPVU.jpg?smart=true&auth=55cf1e4007be8da263fb43f2bb7ebf258a929699b510b08751b648e1e0946a05&width=400&height=225)
The exhibition is titled The Art Of Ornamentation
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It was inaugurated on November 25
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The Guadalajara International Book Fair is one of the most significant cultural events in Latin America
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It receives hundreds of thousands of visitors from across Mexico and the region each year
Sharjah celebrated as guest of honour at Guadalajara International Book Fair
The city's book fair has grown to become the second-largest in the world after Frankfurt
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Razmig Bedirian
27 November, 2022
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