| Bab Al Bahrain | |
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باب البحرين | |
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| Etymology | Gateway of Bahrain |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Administrative |
| Location | Central Business District |
| Town or city | Manama |
| Country | Bahrain |
| Opened | 1949 |
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Bab Al Bahrain (Arabic: باب البحرين, translitered Bāb al-Baḥrayn meaning Gateway of Bahrain) is a historical building located in the Customs Square in the central business district of Manama. It marks the main entrance to the Manama Souq.
Opened in 1949 and designed by the British adviser to the emir, Charles Belgrave, Bab Al Bahrain once stood on the Manama coastline. Due to extensive land reclamation in the later half of the 20th century, the structure is now several kilometres inland.[1] The square is considered to be the region's first formal public space.[2]
- ^ The Middle East. Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt. Greenwood Press. 2004. p. 5. ISBN 9780313329234. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ Arefian, Fatemeh (2019-09-10). Urban Heritage along the Silk Roads A Contemporary Reading of Urban Transformation of Historic Cities in the Middle East and Beyond. Springer Nature. p. 13. ISBN 9783030227623.