Gudaibiya (''Qudaibiya'') is a neighbourhood in

Manama Manama ( ar, المنامة ', Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 people as of 2020. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very di ...

, the capital city of

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 ...

. An older part of the city, yet a busy area, Gudaibiya is a bustling and highly cosmopolitan area, home to many new arrivals in the Kingdom. Gudaibiya houses embassies and the

National Assembly (Bahrain) The National Assembly ( ar, المجلس الوطني البحريني) is the legislative body of Bahrain. Parliament is bicameral, consisting of the 40 elected members of the Council of Representatives (the lower house) and the 40 royally-ap ...

. It has large numbers of

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and

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i residents. It is the site of the Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh Poetry House,Gudaibiya
, http://expats-in-bahrain.over-blog.com/ Expats in Bahrain]. a leading cultural centre, which is the house of the late Bahraini poet, Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh. It contains the

Al-Qudaibiya Palace Al-Qudaibiya Palace or Gudaibiya Palace is a palace in Gudaibiya, Manama, Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the ...

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Neighborhoods of Manama {{Bahrain-geo-stub