Fanar, which literarily means lighthouse provides information about Islam and the culture of Qatar. Its exhibition hall displays interesting information about Islam, the past and the present. This Islamic cultural center is managed by the government and also provides Arabic courses for public.
Click the picture on the left for more and bigger photos of Fanar Qatar Islamic Cultural Center.
| Location | : | near Souq Waqif and the Corniche |
| Telephone | : | +974 44250250, +974 44447444 |
| Fax | : | +974 44250200 |
| : | [email protected] | |
| Website | : | www.fanar.gov.qa |
| Operating hours | : | Saturday-Thursday, 8:30am-1:30pm, 4:30pm-9:30pm |
| Admission charges | : | free |
| Facilities | : | * Library * Mosque |
| Nearby attractions | : |
* The Corniche * Museum of Islamic Arts * Souq Waqif and other souqs |
| How to get there | : | by own transport or taxi or public bus number 76 that stops next to the Museum of Islamic Arts |
| Remarks | : | Fanar also offers a tour of Fanar that includes testing of Arabic coffee. |
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