Bilad Al Qadeem

Bilad al-Qadeem (Arabic: البلاد القديم, The old country) is a suburb of Manama, the capital city of Bahrain.

Bilad Al Qadeem
البلاد القديم
Town
Bilad Al Qadeem
Location in Bahrain
Coordinates: 26°12′25″N 50°33′28″E
CountryBahrain
GovernorateCapital Governorate

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. The town was the historical and Islamic capital of Bahrain during much of the country's history.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.