Mohammed bin Rashid Library to be region's largest

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai yesterday launched a project worth BD 10 million to build the largest library in the region.

The seven-storey, one million square feet Mohammed bin Rashid Library will be built in the Al Jaddaf area.

It is scheduled to open in 2017 and will house more than 4.5 million books and include several areas for interaction, events, activities, educational and cultural festivals.

The library will also host several cultural and cognitive initiatives, such as the BD 240000 worth 'Arabic Language Award', launched recently to help people embrace their Arab identity.

There will also be a museum of Arab heritage and the history of human civilisation as well as venues for arts and literary exhibitions, heritage preservation initiatives and a 500-seat theatre for lectures, seminars and launching of intellectual and cultural initiatives regionally and globally.

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