Bait al Hikmat
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. It is one of the largest library of Pakistan.
| Bait al-Hikmat بیت الحکمہ | |
|---|---|
| 25.082582°N 67.010480°E | |
| Location | Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan |
| Type | Academic library |
| Established | 11 December 1989 |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Ancient and Modern Books, Manuscripts, Clippings, Postage Stamps, Coins and Photographs |
| Size | 477,251 books 1,738 manuscripts Approx. 3.68 million clippings covering over 1300 subjects |
| Other information | |
| Employees | 22 |
| Website | http://library.hamdard.edu.pk/ |
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