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Malang's Al Quran Museum set to attract domestic, foreign tourists
The museum will showcase a visualization of Quran content.
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Tugu Square and Malang City Hall are shown in East Java. (Shutterstock/File)
T
he Malang administration is set to build a 4D technology-based museum of the Quran, which will be integrated with the city's Islamic center.
"The museum will not [feature] the Quran from small to big sizes; we will design it just like the one in Dubai," said Malang Mayor Sutiaji in Malang, East Java, on Oct. 6 as quoted by Antara.
The museum will showcase a visualization from Quran content. Sutiaji also said that the combination of the 4D Al Quran Museum and the Malang City Islamic Center would offer a very unique and attractive concept that is expected to lure domestic as well as foreign tourists.
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He added that the initiative aims to popularize the destination as many Islamic Centers in other regions are not very popular among tourists. Furthermore, the city of Malang is already set to declare itself as one of the country's halal tourist destinations.
The Malang City Islamic Center is planned to be built on Jl. Mayjen Sungkono in Arjowinangun subdistrict, Kedungkandang district. Alongside Al Quran Museum, the two buildings will be set on a 5.65-hectare plot of land with development costs estimated to be around Rp 450 billion (US$29.69 million). (kes)
