Maqabah

Maqabah is a village in Bahrain. It is 10 km away from the capital Manama.

Type: Village
Description: human settlement in Bahrain
Also known as: “Magaba”, “Makaba”, “Maqaba”, “Maqābā”, “Mgaba”, and “Muqaba”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bahrain Fort and Barbar Temple.

Bahrain Fort

The Qal'at al-Bahrain, also known as the Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, is an archaeological site located in Bahrain. Archaeological excavations carried out since 1954 have unearthed antiquities from an artificial mound of 12 m height containing seven… Bahrain Fort is situated 3½ km northeast of Maqabah.

Barbar Temple

Photo: Graeme, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Barbar Temple is an archaeological site located in the village of Barbar, Bahrain, considered to be part of the Dilmun culture. The most recent of the three Barbar temples was rediscovered by a Danish archaeological team in 1954.

Diraz Temple

Archaeological site

The Diraz Temple is located on the side of Budaiya Highway, in the village of Diraz in Bahrain. No concrete evidence has been found to determine which god the temple was dedicated for.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Markh and Saar.

Al Markh

Village

Photo: Mohd Almosawy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Al Markh is one of the oldest and smallest villages of Bahrain. It neighbors Budaiya highway and the village of Duraz to the north, Saar and Magaba highway to the east, the villages of Bani Jamra and Al Garya to the west, and the village of Saar to the south.