Ghuraifa

Ghuraifa is a village in that has now been subsumed into the suburb of , . Its Bahraini inhabitants are Baharna Shia. The village and its descendants have produced a number of prominent Twelver clerics, including: The village lies west of the United States base, and south of the .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Capital Governorate, Bahrain
  • Also known as: “Al Ghurayfah”, “Gharaifa”, “Ghuraifah”, “Ghurayfah”, and “الغريفه”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Bahrain School and Al Fateh Grand Mosque.

School
is a American Department of Defense…

Mosque
Photo: أبو الشاي حليب, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Al-Fateh Mosque, also known as the Al-Fateh…

Naval base
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a United States Navy base situated in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jufair and Umm Al Hassam.

Suburb
Photo: Ahedmustafa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manama is the capital and largest city of …

Suburb
is a middle-class neighbourhood on the…

Village
Mahooz is a neighborhood situated in , in the .

Ghuraifa

Latitude
26.20825° or 26° 12′ 30″ north
Longitude
50.6039° or 50° 36′ 14″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
7HRG6J53+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1300042616
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
290364
Wiki­data ID
Q12190722
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Ghuraifa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الغريفة (البحرين)”
  • Arabic: “الغريفة”
  • Arabic: “اَلْغُرَيْفَة”
  • Dutch: “Ghuraifa”
  • Persian: “الغریفه”
  • Urdu: “الغریفہ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Iranian attack site and Mina Salman.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Central Informatics Organisation and General Directorate of Marine Resources.

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