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Adhari Park is an amusement park in the Kingdom of Bahrain based around the historic freshwater spring known as Ain Adhari (Arabic: عين عذاري) which is located around the Zinj area. In 2003, the site was remodeled and it became a major tourist attraction. In 2006, it was remodeled at a cost of over $23,000,000 US dollars.
The museum possess a collection of Bahrain's ancient archaeological artifacts acquired since 1988, and covering around 5000 years of Bahrain's history.The complex includes three halls devoted to archaeology and the ancient civilisation of the Dilmun, while two other halls depict the culture and lifestyle of Bahrain's recent pre-industrial past.
In 1983, the Bahrain Arts Society was founded when a group of 34 Bahraini artists approached the government and asked for a non-profit cultural organisation to be established. [2] The society hosted multiple exhibitions in and out of the country and offered training in the arts of sculpting, pottery , Arabic calligraphy , painting, interior ...
Ansar al-Islam, a Sunni Islamist group of Iraqis promoting a radical interpretation of Islam; Ansar al-Sharia, a number of Islamist groups active in the Arab world; Ansar-e Hezbollah, a militant conservative Islamic group in Iran
Banner of the Ansar at the Battle of Siffin. The Ansar or Ansari (Arabic: الأنصار, romanized: al-Anṣār, lit. 'The Helpers' or 'Those who bring victory') are the local inhabitants (mostly Muslims) of Medina who took the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers (the Muhajirun) into their homes when they fled from Mecca during the hijra.
Eker (Arabic: العكر), sometimes spelled Ekar, [1] is an area in Bahrain, located near the villages of Nuwaidrat, Ma'ameer and the island of Sitra. It is divided into 2 regions: East Eker and West Eker, with Shias making up the majority of the former's population. [2] In 2012 there were bombings in the area, injuring 7 policemen, 3 of them ...
Seef is a result of active land reclamation work starting in the 1980s, which has dramatically changed the Bahrain coastline. Surrounded on three sides by the sea, Seef is a district dominated by office blocks, luxury apartments, [ 1 ] hotels [ 2 ] and multiple shopping malls .
Umm Al Hassam (Arabic: أم الحصم) (trans. Mother of Sea Shells) is a middle-class neighbourhood on the southern coast of Manama, the capital of Bahrain. [1] The neighborhood is home to the majority of Bahrain's local Jewish community. [2]