The development bears the name of the late Amir Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa and has become another landmark in Bahrain. Situated adjacent to the Al Fateh Grand Mosque the library compliments the existing structure with quintessential Arabic architecture.
The project is complex having to allow for future developments in information technology and conferencing systems. The project incorporates not only a library, but also international standard conference facilities, multipurpose theatre/lecture hall, museum space, gallery and show arenas, cafeterias, book and document retention areas.

The finishes are to the highest standards with extensive use of high quality stone finishes, decorative wall and ceilings claddings, ornate woodwork, and ornamental screens. Of particular interest is the “clam shell’ vaulted roof which rises to over 10m in height and is supported on complex steel trusses spanning for over 50m.

The construction is massive and will remain for many years one of Bahrain’s most prestigious public buildings.

West Riffa is predominately a residential area. Most of the ruling family and other high ranking families, ministers and business investors live there. His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain lives there, as well as the Prime Minister, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa. Riffa’s famous clock tower is located in the centre of West Riffa.

West Riffa is home to the National Stadium, where most football matches and important sports events in Bahrain take place. West Riffa and East Riffa each have their own football clubs with their own stadiums.

This is one of a herd of 500 camels which live on a camel farm in Janabiya, Bahrain. The camels are regular sight being herded during the day to various grazing spots, and returning to the farm during the late afternoon.

Blacksmiths can still be found hard at work in Bahrain, using their highly-developed skills to produce a variety of both traditional and modern items.  Locally-produced items are available for purchase both at the workshops and at other establishments selling souvenirs of Bahrain.

The Sheikh Ibrahim bin Mohammed al-khalifa center for culture and research is a private non-profit cultural organization and was founded in 2002. With its program of weekly lectures, debates and performances delivered by artists, speakers, philosophers, poets and thinkers from the region and all over the world, it has since become an active center for cultural exchange. Through the renovation of numerous traditional houses in Muharraq and Manama, the Sheikh Ibrahim Center has furthermore contributed to the conservation of Bahrainls architectural heritage.

The cultural events hosted at these houses serve to emphasize their respective roles and histories, focusing on their original owners and inhabitants. The new lecture hall of the Sheikh Ibrahim Center is sponsored by Bahrain”s King Sheikh Hamad bin isa al Khalifa.

Beit Al Qur’an (Arabic: بيت القرآن‎) means House of Qur’an in Arabic. It is an Islamic museum at Hoora, Manama, in Bahrain.

The House of the Qur’an was built to accommodate a comprehensive and valuable collection of the Qur’an and rare manuscripts, a concept which is unique in the Persian Gulf. All visitors are welcome, and the complex comprises a mosque, a library, an auditorium, a school and museum consisting of ten exhibition halls.

This great institution and its museum house an internationally celebrated collection of historic Quranic manuscripts from various parts of the Islamic world, from China in the East to Spain in the West, representing a progression of calligraphic traditions from the first century of the Islamic era to the present day.

The Al-Fatih Mosque (also known as Al-Fateh Islamic Center & Al Fateh Grand Mosque) (Arabic: مسجد الفاتح‎; transliterated: Masjid al-Fatih) is one of the largest mosques in the world, capable of accommodating over 7,000 worshippers at a time. The mosque is the largest place of worship in Bahrain. It is located next to the King Faisal Highway in Juffair, which is a town located in the capital city of Manama. The mosque very close to the Royal Bahraini Palace, the residence of the king of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah. The huge dome built on top of the Al-Fatih Mosque is made of pure fiberglass. Weighting over 60 t (60,000 kg), the dome is currently the worlds largest fibreglass dome. Al-Fateh now includes the new National Library which opened to the public in 2006. The mosque was built by the late Sheikh Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifa in 1987. It is named after Ahmed Al Fateh, the conqueror of Bahrain.

The recently restored twin minarets were added later, the first in the 11th century and the second sometime during the 16th century.  The Mosque serves as a fine example of early Islamic architecture.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Quranic schools (Kuttab) were the only form of education in Bahrain. They were traditional schools aimed at teaching children and youth the reading of the Qur’an. After World War I, Bahrain became open to western influences, and a demand for modern educational institutions appeared. 1919 marked the beginning of modern public school system in Bahrain when Al-Hidaya Al-Khalifia School for boys was opened in Muharraq. In 1926, the Education Committee opened the second public school for boys in Manama, and in 1928 the first public school for girls was opened in Muharraq. In 2004 King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa introduced a project that uses Information Communication Technology (ICT) to support K–12 education in Bahrain. This project is named King Hamad Schools of Future. The objective of this project is to connect and link all schools within the kingdom with the internet. In addition to British intermediate schools, the island is served by the Bahrain School (BS). The BS is a United States Department of Defense school that provides a K-12 curriculum including International Baccalaureate offerings. There are also private schools that offer either the IB Diploma Programme or UK A-Levels. In 2007, St. Christopher’s School Bahrain became the first school in Bahrain to offer a choice of IB or A-Levels for students. Numerous international educational institutions and schools have established links to Bahrain. A few prominent institutions are DePaul University, Bentley College, NYIT and Birla Institute of Technology International Centre (See also: List of universities in Bahrain). Schooling is paid for by the government. Primary and secondary attendance is high, although it is not compulsory. Bahrain also encourages institutions of higher learning, drawing on expatriate talent and the increasing pool of Bahrain Nationals returning from abroad with advanced degrees. The University of Bahrain has been established for standard undergraduate and graduate study, and the College of Health Sciences; operating under the direction of the Ministry of Health, trains physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and paramedics. The national action charter, passed in 2001, paved the way for the formation of private universities. The first private university was Ahlia University, situated in Manama. In 2005, The Royal University for Women (RUW) was established. RUW is the first private, purpose-built, international University in the Kingdom of Bahrain dedicated solely to educating women. The University of London External has appointed MCG as the regional representative office in Bahrain for distance learning programs. MCG is one of the oldest private institutes in the country. Institutes have also been opened which educate Asian students, such as the Pakistan Urdu School, the Indian School, Bahrain, The Asian School, Bahrain and the New Indian School, Bahrain.