Budaiya
Al Budaiya is a coastal town located in the northwestern region of Bahrain Island, in the Northern Governorate of the Kingdom of Bahrain. It neighbors the villages of Diraz and Bani Jamra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 30,700 residents
- Description: human settlement in Bahrain
- Also known as: “Al Buday‘”, “Al Budayyi‘”, “Al Budayyi`”, “Badaiya‘a”, “Buday‘ah”, and “Budayya‘”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ain Umm Sujoor and Barbar Temple.
Ain Umm Sujoor
Archaeological site
The Ain Umm Sujoor is an archaeological site located in the village of Diraz, Bahrain. Believed to have been built during the 3rd millennium BC, the site consists of an oval hollow, approximately 60x30 meters, with two wells, several rooms and ovens.
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. Barbar Temple is situated 3½ km east of Budaiya.
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 Maqabah.
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. Al Markh is situated 3 km southeast of Budaiya.
Maqabah
Village
Maqabah is a village in Bahrain. It is 10 km away from the capital Manama. Maqabah is situated 4½ km east of Budaiya.
Saar
Village
Photo: Stefan Krasowski, CC BY 2.0.
Sar or Saar is a residential town in Bahrain, to the west of the capital, Manama. It is known for its beautiful landscaping and greenery. Saar is situated 5 km southeast of Budaiya.
Budaiya
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Northern, Bahrain, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
26.21563° or 26° 12′ 56″ northLongitude
50.45236° or 50° 27′ 9″ eastPopulation
30,700Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
7HRG6F82+7WOpenStreetMap ID
node 2189168653OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
290368Wikidata ID
Q2320810
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Budaiya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البديع (قرية بحرينية)”
- Arabic: “البديع (قريه بحرينيه)”
- Arabic: “البديع (مدينة)”
- Arabic: “البديع”
- Arabic: “اَلْبُدَيِّع”
- Bengali: “বুদাইয়া শহর”
- Chinese: “布戴亚”
- Chinese: “布戴亞”
- Dutch: “Budaiya”
- Egyptian Arabic: “البديع”
- Esperanto: “Budaija”
- French: “Boudaya”
- French: “Budaiya”
- German: “Al-Budayyiʿ”
- Greek: “Μπουντάιγια”
- Hebrew: “אל-בודייע”
- Hebrew: “בודיעא”
- Italian: “Al-Budayyi‘”
- Italian: “Al-Budayyi’”
- Japanese: “ブダイヤ”
- Lithuanian: “Budaija”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Budaiya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Budaiya”
- Norwegian: “Budaiya”
- Persian: “البدیع”
- Polish: “Al-Budajji”
- Portuguese: “Budaia”
- Romanian: “Al-Budayyi‘”
- Romanian: “Al-Budayyi’”
- Russian: “Эль-Будайи”
- Scots: “Budaiya”
- Spanish: “Al-Budaiya”
- Tagalog: “Al-Budayyi‘”
- Tagalog: “Al-Budayyi’”
- Urdu: “البدیع”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bani Jamra and الدراز.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ministry of Municipalities Affairs & Agriculture and Budaiya Police Station.
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