A'ali
عالي | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 The Pottery Roundabout, located in A’ali | |
  A'ali Location within Bahrain | |
| Coordinates: 26°09′07″N 50°31′32″E / 26.15194°N 50.52556°E | |
| Country | Bahrain |
| Governorate | Northern Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ali bin Abdul Hussain Al Asfoor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2012) | 100,533 [1] |
| • Density | 4,589/km2 (11,953/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3) |
| Website | Official website |
A'ali (Arabic: عالي) is a major town in northern Bahrain. It is a part of the Northern Governorate, although from 2001 to 2014 it lay within the Central Governorate. A'ali is famous for its ancient burial mounds,[2] especially several very large burial mounds in the city centre.[3] A'ali is also famous for its traditional handcrafted pottery, which can be seen and bought from different potters and boutiques in the whole town.[4]
- ^ "Biggest Cities in Bahrain".
- ^ "The Royal Mounds of A'ali in Bahrain - the emmergence of kingship in Early Dilmun". researchgate.net. Steffen Terp Laursen. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Go Reader Go". The Irish Times. 2008-11-29. p. 15.
- ^ "Feats of Clay". Bahrain Guide. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2012.