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Governorates of Bahrain . The Capital Governorate (Arabic: محافظة العاصمة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat al-ʿĀṣimah) is one of the four governorates of Bahrain. The governorate includes Manama, the capital of Bahrain. It is the most populous administrative region in the country, with a population of over half million people in 2020.
Manama became the mercantile capital and was the gateway to the main Bahrain Island. [3] In the 20th century, Bahrain's oil wealth helped spur fast growth and in the 1990s a concerted diversification effort led to expansion in other industries and helped transform Manama into an important financial hub in the Middle East .
Governorates of Bahrain محافظات البحرين Category: Unitary state: Location: Kingdom of Bahrain: Number: 4 Governorates: Populations: 268,106 (Muharraq Governorate) – 534,939 (Capital Governorate) Areas: 30.39 sq mi (78.71 km 2) (Capital Governorate) – 188.75 sq mi (488.85 km 2) (Southern Governorate) Government
Historically prior to the introduction of modern building techniques, the Bu Ghazal area was a source of a special type of white mud used as mortar in construction. The mud was shipped to Muharraq port by boat for use in building construction - a process that could take up to three days.
Hoora (Arabic: الحورة) a district of Manama, the capital of Bahrain.. Along with the Central Business District, Adliya, and Juffair, Hoora is considered one of Manama's nightlife centres, with many bars, hotels, restaurants, pubs and nightclubs (both Arabic and Western), and it is very popular among visitors from Saudi Arabia.
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]
Capital Governorate: Mahooz is a neighborhood of Manama, Bahrain. The grave and shrine of the 13th century Shia theologian Maitham Al Bahrani is located in Mahooz.
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