Eker ( ar, العكر) is an area in
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
, located near the villages of
Nuwaidrat Nuwaidrat (Arabic: النويدرات) is a village located in Bahrain, close to Sitra; it was formerly part of the Sitra Municipality.
History 1990s uprising
During the 1990s Bahraini uprising, a policeman named Ibrahim al-Saeedi was killed in E ...
,
Ma'ameer
Ma'ameer ( ar, المعامير) is a village in Bahrain. Nationally, the village is known for its Industrial Area, which consists of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) refinery and a large number of factories, production units such as Awal Rea ...
and the island of
Sitra
Sitra ( ar, سترة or , ''As-Sitra''), also known as Sitrah ( ar, Jazīrat Sitrah, script=Latn) or Sitra Island ( ar, Jazīrat as-Sitra, script=Latn), is an island in Bahrain.
It lies south of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island.
History
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.
It is divided into 2 regions: East Eker and West Eker, with Shias making up the majority of the former's population.
حركة التشيُّع في الخليج العربي ( دراسة تحليليّة نقديّة )
(in Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...
) By Abdulaziz al-Badah, p. 253.
References
Populated places in Bahrain
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