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Khamis () is a village located between
Khamis () is a village located between Salmaniya
Salmaniya is a neighborhood of Manama, Bahrain that houses the largest hospital in Bahrain, Salmaniya Medical Complex, and the Psychiatric Hospital (Bahrain). Also, other private hospitals operate within the vicinity such as the Royal Bahrain Hospi ...
and Isa town in the Kingdom 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 ...
. It is largely a residential area with a number of shops and business establishments.
It is also the site of the ''Khamis Mosque
The Khamis Mosque ( ar, مَسْجِدُ ٱلْخَمِيسِ; transliterated: ''Masǧid al-ḫamīs'') is believed to be the first mosque in Bahrain, built during the era of the Umayyad caliph Umar II. According to '' Al Wasat'' journalist Kassi ...
'', which is the first Islamic mosque 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 ...
. It used to be host to a weekly souq every Thursday.See also
*Khamis Mosque
The Khamis Mosque ( ar, مَسْجِدُ ٱلْخَمِيسِ; transliterated: ''Masǧid al-ḫamīs'') is believed to be the first mosque in Bahrain, built during the era of the Umayyad caliph Umar II. According to '' Al Wasat'' journalist Kassi ...
* Manama
Manama ( ar, المنامة ', Bahrani Arabic, 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 h ...
* 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 ...
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