Al Qal‘ah

Al Qal‘ah is a fort in , . Al Qal‘ah is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al Fateh Grand Mosque and Gudaibiya Palace.

Mosque
Photo: أبو الشاي حليب, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Al-Fateh Mosque, also known as the Al-Fateh Islamic Center and as the , is a large , located in , . Encompassing 6,500 square metres, with the capacity to accommodate over 7,000 worshippers at a time, it was one of the largest mosques in the world. is situated 1½ km east of Al Qal‘ah.

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Al-Qudaibiya Palace or is a palace in , , . Located off Bani Otbah Avenue and Al Fatih Highway, it lies west of the and southeast of the Old Palace of Manama and the Andalus Garden and Manama Cemetery. is situated 1 km east of Al Qal‘ah.

Hospital
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is a public hospital situated in the district of in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Established in 1957 and having a bed capacity of approximately 1,200 beds, it is the largest tertiary hospital in the country. is situated 1¼ km west of Al Qal‘ah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adliya and Manama.

Suburb
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is the bohemian neighborhood in , .

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is the capital and largest city of , with its 700,000 people representing nearly half the country's population. Overshadowed by its brash Gulf neighbors and , it's often overlooked as a travel destination, but this clean, modern and safe city offers a quieter, gentler introduction to the Gulf way of life.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of , .

Al Qal‘ah

Latitude
26.21667° or 26° 13′ north
Longitude
50.58333° or 50° 35′ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
7HRG6H8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
290326
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In Other Languages

“Al Qal‘ah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “اَلْقَلْعَة”

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