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Arad
عراد | |
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 View of Arad Fort | |
  Arad Location in Bahrain | |
| Coordinates: 26°15′N 50°39′E / 26.250°N 50.650°E | |
| Country | Bahrain |
| Governorate | Muharraq Governorate |
Arad (Arabic: عراد) is a town in Bahrain, located on Muharraq Island. It was originally a small farming village inhabited by Baharna Shia, but later expanded to include new middle-class housing, which brought with it a large Sunni population.[1]
- ^ "BAHRAIN 2018 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT" (PDF). US Embassy Bahrain. Retrieved 23 November 2019.