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  2. Manama Souq - Wikipedia

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    The Souq lies in the north of Manama, in-between the old parts of the city and the Central Business District, to the east of Noaim and west of Ras Rumman. The main entrance is the historic Bab Al Bahrain building. The country's only synagogue is located in the area.

  3. Bab Al Bahrain - Wikipedia

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    Bab Al Bahrain (Arabic: باب البحرين, translitered Bāb al-Baḥrayn meaning Gateway of Bahrain) is a historical building located in the Customs Square in the central business district of Manama. It marks the main entrance to the Manama Souq.

  4. Central Business District, Manama - Wikipedia

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    The CBD is considered one of the best shopping areas in the city; [citation needed] it has the Manama Souq (market, in Arabic), located near the Bab Al Bahrain (the Gateway of Bahrain). The old souq has a variety of goods, from spices, condiments, textiles, electronics to jewelry. In addition, the Bahrain World Trade Centre and the Bahrain ...

  5. Fareej el-Fadhel - Wikipedia

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    Fareej el-Fadhel (Arabic: فريج الفاضل) is a core district of Manama, neighbouring the Manama Souq, in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It is adjacent to Fareej el-Makharqa. [1] Along with the other districts of the souq in Manama, it formed the core districts of the city prior to the expansion of the city in the 20th century.

  6. Manama - Wikipedia

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    Bahrain gave women the right to vote in elections for the first time in 2002. Football is the most popular sport in Manama (and the rest of the country), with three teams from Manama participating in the Bahraini Premier League. Notable cultural sites within Manama include the Bab Al Bahrain and the adjacent souq area.

  7. List of bazaars and souks - Wikipedia

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    Al-Madina Souq in Aleppo; Souq Al-Attareen (Perfumers' Souq) in Aleppo] Souq Khan Al-Nahhaseen (Coopery Souq) in Aleppo; Souq Al-Haddadeen (Blacksmiths' Souq) in Aleppo; Suq Al-Saboun (Soap Souq) in Aleppo; Suq Al-Atiq (the Old Souq) in Aleppo; Al-Suweiqa (Suweiqa means "small souq" in Arabic) in Aleppo; Suq Al-Hokedun (Hokedun means "spiritual ...

  8. Theatre of Bahrain - Wikipedia

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    The Bahrain National Theatre. Ali Al Shargawi (born 1948), who primarily produced children's plays,. Aqil Sawar (born 1946), who was a realistic author and playwright of Al-Nawkhidha (1985) and Al Baraha (1990), Yousef al-Hamdan (born 1956) was an experimental dramatist and respected academic critic, who published his memoirs Al-Jathoum in 1990.

  9. Muharraq - Wikipedia

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    Later, it became the city of Arwad on the island of Tylos (as Bahrain was referred to in antiquity), believed by some (including Strabo and Herodotus) to be the birthplace of Phoenicia. At the end of Persian rule, Bahrain came under the domination of the Seleucid Greeks, and Muharraq was the centre of a pagan cult dedicated to the ox god, Awal.