Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization
The Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization covers Islamic culture, with more than 5,000 artifacts from the Islamic world. Exhibits include calligraphy, carvings, ceramics, coins, glass, manuscripts, metalwork, and scientific instruments.
Highlights of the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization
- Koran of the third Caliph, Uthman ibn Affan (644-656 AD)
- Kiswa, the covering used for the Kaaba in Mecca
- Islamic coins
- Islamic navigational aids
Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization
- Name: Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization
- Formerly: Islamic Museum
- City: Sharjah
- Country: United Arab Emirates
- Opened: 2008
- Location: Corniche Street, Al Majarrah
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