page_title: The Netherlands Institute for the Near East
hierarchical_section_title: The Netherlands Institute for the Near East
caption_attribution_description: English: The Netherlands Institute for the Near East (NINO), Leiden (the Netherlands)
context_page_description: The Netherlands Institute for the Near East is an institution for the advancement of the study of the Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and Egypt. It is an independent foundation with close ties to Leiden University, housed at the Faculty of Humanities. The institute was founded in 1939.
  In 2017 the board of NINO decided to integrate the library into Leiden university and to transform the institute to a pure "research school".
context_section_description: The Netherlands Institute for the Near East (Dutch: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten; colloquially known by its abbreviation: NINO) is an institution for the advancement of the study of the Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and Egypt. It is an independent foundation with close ties to Leiden University, housed at the Faculty of Humanities. The institute was founded in 1939.
  In 2017 the board of NINO decided to integrate the library into Leiden university and to transform the institute to a pure "research school".
caption: NINO, Leiden
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