Bait Al Quran
The Beit Al Qur'an is a multi-purpose complex dedicated to the Islamic arts and is located in Hoora, Bahrain. Established in 1990, the complex is most famous for its Islamic museum, which has been acknowledged as being one of the most renowned Islamic museums in the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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 The Avenues.
Bahrain National Museum
Museum
Photo: Anthony DeCosta, CC BY 2.0.
The Bahrain National Museum is the largest and oldest public museum in Bahrain. It is situated in Manama, adjacent to the National Theatre of Bahrain. 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. Bahrain National Museum is situated 630 metres east of Bait Al Quran.
The Avenues
Shopping center
The Avenues is a waterfront shopping center situated along Bahrain Bay, in Manama, Bahrain. 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. The Avenues is situated 1 km northwest of Bait Al Quran.
Bahrain World Trade Center
Building
Photo: B.alotaby, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bahrain World Trade Center is a 240-metre-high, 50-floor, twin tower complex located in Manama, Bahrain. Designed by the multi-national architectural firm Atkins, construction on the towers was completed in 2008. Bahrain World Trade Center is situated 1 km west of Bait Al Quran.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Diplomatic Area and Ras Rumman.
Diplomatic Area
Suburb
The Diplomatic Area is an area that is located within the Central Business District of Manama, the capital city of Bahrain, an island kingdom in the Persian Gulf.
Al Hoora
Suburb
Photo: Shijaz, Public domain.
Hoora a district of Manama, the capital of Bahrain. Along with the Central Business District, Adliya, and Juffair, 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
- Categories: library, mosque, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Bahrain, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
26.23976° or 26° 14′ 23″ northLongitude
50.59153° or 50° 35′ 30″ eastOpen location code
7HRG6HQR+WJOpenStreetMap ID
way 28657149OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata 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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