Bait Al Quran

The Beit Al Qur'an is a multi-purpose complex dedicated to the Islamic arts and is located in , . Established in 1990, the complex is most famous for its Islamic , which has been acknowledged as being one of the most renowned Islamic museums in the world.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: library
  • Also known as: “Beit Al Qur’an” and “Beit Al Quran”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bahrain National Museum and Bahrain National Theatre.

Museum
Photo: Anthony DeCosta, CC BY 2.0.
The is the largest and oldest public in . It is situated in , adjacent to the . Opened on 15 December 1988 by the Emir of Bahrain Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the $30 million museum complex covers 27,800 sq meters and is the country's most popular tourist attraction. is situated 630 metres east of Bait Al Quran.

Theater building
The National Theatre of is a waterfront building complex situated in next to the , and consists of a main 1001-seat auditorium and a smaller 150-seat flexible studio theatre. is situated 780 metres northeast of Bait Al Quran.

Shopping center
is a waterfront shopping center situated along Bahrain Bay, in , . Developed by the King Faisal Corniche Development Company, the $186 million development spans a total area of 273,000 m2 along a 1.5 km seafront corniche. is situated 1 km northwest of Bait Al Quran.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diplomatic Area and Ras Rumman.

Suburb
The is an area that is located within the Central Business District of , the capital city of , an island kingdom in the .

Suburb
is a neighborhood of in .

Suburb
Photo: Shijaz, Public domain.
Hoora a district of , the capital of . Along with the Central Business District, , and , Hoora is considered one of Manama's nightlife centres, with many bars, hotels, restaurants, pubs and nightclubs, and it is very popular among visitors from Saudi Arabia.

Bait Al Quran

Latitude
26.23976° or 26° 14′ 23″ north
Longitude
50.59153° or 50° 35′ 30″ east
Levels
2
Height
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
7HRG6HQR+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28657149
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q630922
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Bait Al Quran” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيت القرآن”
  • Armenian: “Ղուրանի տուն”
  • Azerbaijani: “Beit Al Quran”
  • Belarusian: “Дом Карана”
  • Bengali: “বাইতুল কুরআন”
  • Catalan: “Beit Al Quran”
  • Central Kurdish: “ماڵی قورئان”
  • Chinese: “古兰经之屋”
  • Chinese: “古蘭經之屋”
  • Dutch: “Beit Al Quran”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد بيت القرآن”
  • French: “Beit Al Qur’an”
  • German: “Bait al-Qur’ān”
  • Greek: “Οίκος του Κορανίου”
  • Hindi: “बैतुल क़ुरआन”
  • Indonesian: “Baitul Qur’an”
  • Latvian: “Korāna nams”
  • Persian: “بیت القرآن”
  • Polish: “Bajt al-Kuran”
  • Portuguese: “Beit Al Quran”
  • Russian: “Дом Корана”
  • Serbian: “Бејт Ал Куран”
  • Spanish: “Beit Al Quran”
  • Sylheti: “ꠛꠣꠁꠔ ꠀꠟ ꠇꠥꠞꠀꠘ”
  • Ukrainian: “Дім Корану”
  • Uzbek: “Bayt al Qur’on”
  • Uzbek: “Bayt al-Qurʼon”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Social Insurance Organisation (Pension) and Diplomatic Area Post Office.

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