Abu Baham
Abu Baham is a small village situated in the northern region of the Kingdom of Bahrain, on the western outskirts of the capital city Manama. The village lies under the Northern Governorate administrative region.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: small village in Bahrain
- Also known as: “Abū Bahām”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Khamis Mosque and Adhari Park.
Khamis Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Rick’s Images, CC BY 2.0.
The Khamis Mosque is believed to be the first mosque in Bahrain, built during the era of the Umayyad caliph Umar II in Khamis. According to Al Wasat journalist Kassim Hussain, other sources mention that it was built in a later era during the rule of Uyunids with one minaret.
Adhari Park
Theme park
Adhari Park is an amusement park in the Kingdom of Bahrain based around the historic freshwater spring known as Ain Adhari which is located around the Zinj area.
Bahrain Fort
Castle
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 stratified layers, created by various occupants from 2300 BC up to the 18th century, including Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians. Bahrain Fort is situated 3½ km northwest of Abu Baham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sehla and Bilad Al Qadeem.
Sehla
Village
North Sehla is a village located in the north of Bahrain, on the outskirts of the capital city Manama. It is located in the Northern Governorate administrative region and is west of Khamis.
Bilad Al Qadeem
Village
Bilad al-Qadeem is a suburb of Manama, the capital city of Bahrain. Bilad al-Qadeem used to be a separate town situated next to the village of Zinj until it was incorporated into Manama in the 20th century.
Abu Baham
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Manama, Bahrain, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.20574° or 26° 12′ 21″ northLongitude
50.54167° or 50° 32′ 30″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
7HRG6G4R+7MOpenStreetMap ID
node 7900674680OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tamil—“Abu Baham” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أَبُو بَهَام”
- Bengali: “আবু বাহাম”
- Dutch: “Abu Baham”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Abu Baham”
- Tamil: “அபு பகாம்”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include مسجد أبو ابهام and مسجد الشيخ يوسف.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Abu Baham”. Photo: Peter, CC BY 2.0.