Official Opening Day :
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12th March 1990
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| Opened by : |
Late Amir, H.H. Sh. Isa bin Salman
Al Khalifa |
| Area : |
11,000 Sq. Meters |
| Height of Minaret : |
44.2 Meters |
| Beit Al Qur'an Components: |
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| Names of the 10 Halls in the
Museum: |
- Ahmad Al-Fatih Hall
- Ahmad Mohammed Al-Farisi Hall
- Al-Ala'a Al Hathrami Hall
- Makka Al Mukkarama Hall
- Al Medina Al Munawara Hall
- Al Quds Al Sahrif Hall
- Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud Hall
- Al Khulafa Al Rashideen Hall
- Abdullah Mohammed Kamil Hall
- Bahrain Hall
|
No. of Seats in Mohammed Bin
Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa
Lecture Hall:
|
151 |
No. of Books in Library in Arabic
English and French :
|
20,580 |
No. of Publications:
|
35 |
No, of equipped Classrooms in
the School :
|
6 |
No. of Students Registered in
the School for the year 2002
|
85 children, 127 women |
No. of Visitors between 1990
& 2001:
|
| 1990 |
21,172 |
| 1991 |
23,885 |
| 1992 |
27,743 |
| 1993 |
38,364 |
| 1994 |
25,988 |
| 1994 |
22,119 |
| 1995 |
24,103 |
| 1996 |
21,682 |
| 1997 |
20,861 |
| 1998 |
21,240 |
| 1999 |
24,691 |
| 2001 |
23,305 |
|
Categories of Visitors between
1990 & 2001
|
No. of Heads of State
|
12 |
| No. of Ministers |
132 |
| No.ofVIPs |
262 |
| No. of Clerics & other Religious
Leaders |
21 |
| No. of Lectures Held until the
end of 2001 |
114 |
| No. of Exhibitions held up to
2002 |
17 |
| No. of Holy Qur'ans distributed
by Beit Al Qur'an up to March 2002 |
32,941 |
| Facilities |
Wheelchair access and lifts for
disabled visitors.
Provision of guided tours. Gift Shop. |
| Entrance Fee |
Belt Al Qur'an is open to people
from all nationalities and religious backgrounds. No entrance
fee charge but visitors may contribute in a donation box. |
| Opening Hours |
Saturday to Wednesday:
Morning : 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 Noon
Evening : 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Thursday : 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Friday : Closed.
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