Souq Waqif
Souq Waqif is a commercial area in Northern, Bahrain. Souq Waqif is situated nearby to the community center Fatima Jassim Al Shaker Hall, as well as near Imam Al Sajad mosque.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dilmun Burial Mounds (A’ali) and British School of Bahrain.
Dilmun Burial Mounds (A’ali)
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Dilmun Burial Mounds are a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising necropolis areas on the main island of Bahrain dating back to the Dilmun and the Umm al-Nar culture. Dilmun Burial Mounds (A’ali) is situated 2 km northeast of Souq Waqif.
British School of Bahrain
School
The British School of Bahrain is a selective, coeducational, independent kindergarten-through-Year 13 school for students between the ages of 3 and 18 located in Hamala, Bahrain. British School of Bahrain is situated 3½ km northwest of Souq Waqif.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hamala and Hamad Town.
Hamala
Village
Hamala is a village located in the Kingdom of Bahrain, an island country in the Persian Gulf. Batelco, Bahrain's largest telecommunications company, has its headquarters based in Hamala.
Hamad Town
Madinat Hamad or Hamad Town is a primarily commuter city within northern Bahrain. It was a municipality of Bahrain in the central part of the country. Split from the municipality of Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah in 1991, its territory is now in the Northern Governorate.Karzakan
Village
Karzakan is a village in Bahrain. It lies along the western coast of Bahrain Island. The seventeenth-century theologian Salih Al-Karzakani hailed from this village. Karzakan is situated 3½ km southwest of Souq Waqif.
Souq Waqif
- Type: Commercial area
- Location: Northern, Bahrain, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.14146° or 26° 8′ 29″ northLongitude
50.49454° or 50° 29′ 40″ eastOpen location code
7HRG4FRV+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 1548990872OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=retail
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In Other Languages
“Souq Waqif” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سوق واقف”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fatima Jassim Al Shaker Hall and مسجد الزهراء (ع) (الحوزة).
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