Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Drinking & Nightlife
Museum Café
(see 6)
Trader Vic's
(see 27)
Entertainment
29
Al-Seef Cineplex
D2
31
Cinema Club
E2
32
Dana Cinema
D2
33
Formula One Racetrack
C6
Shopping
Al-Jasra Handicraft Centre
(see 4)
Al-Seef Mall
(see 29)
Bahrain Arts Society
(see 19)
Dana Mall
(see 32)
34
Pottery Workshop
C3
35
Suq al Qaisariya
A1
Al-Fatih Mosque
MOSQUE
( 17 727 773;
www.alfateh.gov.bh
; Al-Fatih Hwy; non-Muslims 9am-4pm Sun-Thu; )
A visitor want-
ing to learn more about Islam could not do better than to visit this grand mosque, with its
informative guides. Built on reclaimed land in 1984, Al-Fatih Mosque is the largest build-
ing in the country and is capable of holding up to 7000 worshippers. The mosque was
built with marble from Italy, glass from Austria and teak wood from India, carved by
Bahraini craftspeople, and has some fine examples of interior design. The dedicated
guides lead visitors through the mosque, explaining aspects of religious etiquette while
pointing out special features of mosque architecture.
Visitors begin their guided tour at the small library immediately to the right inside the
main entrance, where women will be given a black cloak and headscarf to wear while vis-
iting the prayer hall. Wearing shorts is prohibited. After the tour, visitors are welcome to
free booklets in the
Discover Islam
series (published by the Muslim Educational Society
of Bahrain), which help to dispel some of the commonly held misconceptions about Islam.
