Ras Rumman ( ar, رأس الرمان) is a neighborhood of
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 ...
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 ...
.
Etymology
![Manama1926-EN](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Manama1926-EN.svg)
The name Ras Rumman translates to "Head of Pomegrante" this was related to the large fields starting Ras Rumman and ending near
Budaiya
Al Budaiya ( ar, البديع) is a coastal town located in the northwestern region of Bahrain Island, in the Northern Governorate of the Kingdom of Bahrain. It neighbors the villages of Diraz and Bani Jamra.
History
The town was founded by the ...
.
History
Historically it was a separate village of its own, however with the expansion of Manama, it became incorporated into the capital city as one of its neighbourhoods as the city began unprecedented urbanization in the 20th century.
It lies to the east of the
Manama Souq and roughly south of the
Diplomatic Area The Diplomatic Area (; transliterated: ''al-Mantiqah ad-Diblomasiyah'') is an area that is located within the Central Business District of Manama, the capital city of Bahrain, an island kingdom in the Persian Gulf.
Constructed on reclaimed land i ...
. It has traditionally had an identity with a tradition of
Pomegranate
The pomegranate (''Punica granatum'') is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub in the family Lythraceae, subfamily Punicoideae, that grows between tall.
The pomegranate was originally described throughout the Mediterranean Basin, Mediterranean re ...
cultivation.
The area was also the site of the
British Overseas Airways Corporation
British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the British state-owned airline created in 1939 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. It continued operating overseas services throughout World War II. After the pass ...
in the 1930s.
Notable buildings
The British Embassy of Bahrain is located in Ras Rumman. It also contains the
Ras Rumman Mosque.
References
Neighborhoods of Manama
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