The Showaiter ( ar, شويطر) is an
Arabic Sunni family based in the
Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...
, especially the
Arab States of the Persian Gulf
The Arab states of the Persian Gulf refers to a group of Arab states which border the Persian Gulf. There are seven member states of the Arab League in the region: Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. ...
. In
Bahrain, the family is based in
Muharraq, which is one of the 33 islands in Bahrain and was the old capital city. It is popular in the
Persian Gulf region, as
Halwa Showaiter.
Hussain Moh'd Showaiter Sweets
See also
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Cuisine of Bahrain
References
Bahraini families
Bahraini cuisine
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