Dining

The Al Fateh Mosque is the largest mosque in the country and one of the largest in the world being capable of holding up to 7000 worshippers at any one times. The mosque was built with marble from Italy, glass from Austria and teak from India, carved by local Bahraini craftspeople, and has some fine examples of interior design. the dome is currently the world’s largest fibreglass dome.

The Al Fateh Mosque is open daily for guided visits between 9 am and 4 pm, with the exception of Fridays and public holidays.

The Bahrain National Museum was opened in 1988 by the late Emir Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa . Bahrain National Museum is formed of nine main exhibition halls which display over 4,000 years of history of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Visitors to the museum can explore the artifacts which as split into different sections – the traditional handicrafts hall, the customs and traditions hall, the burial mounds hall (which includes a complete burial mound), the ancient documents and manuscripts hall, the Tylos hall, and the Islamic period hall.

The Museum also has a cafe and gift shop.

Translating as the House of Quran, Bait Al Quran hosts a fascinating collection of antique and modern manuscripts alongside a library of over 50,000 books written in Arabic, English, and French that center mostly on Islam.
Recognised as one of the most renowned Islamic centres, It is claimed to be the only institute in the world devoted to the Quran and has examples written on parchment, rice, peas, and grains.

Housed in a building engraved with Arabic script, Bait AL Quran also has a mosque, an auditorium, a madrasa (religious school), a museum, and hosts a variety of art exhibitions.