Bait al Hikmat

Bait al-Hikmat
بیت الحکمہ
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25°04′57″N 67°00′38″E / 25.082582°N 67.010480°E / 25.082582; 67.010480
LocationHamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan
TypeAcademic library
Established11 December 1989
Collection
Items collectedAncient and Modern Books, Manuscripts, Clippings, Postage Stamps, Coins and Photographs
Size477,251 books
1,738 manuscripts
Approx. 3.68 million clippings covering over 1300 subjects
Other information
Employees22
Websitehttp://library.hamdard.edu.pk/

Bait al Hikmat (Urdu: بیت الحکمہ Trans. House of Wisdom) is the main academic library at the Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan. Its gate opened in December 1989 and is named after the famous library, House of Wisdom, in Baghdad. The library houses over half a million modern volumes as well as thousands of ancient manuscripts, millions of clippings, translations of the Quran in over 60 languages, A.V. Cassettes, as well as Postage Stamps, Coins and Photographs of Hamdard University/Foundation Activities.[1] It is one of the largest library of Pakistan.

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