Al Daih ( ar, الديه) is a village on the north 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 a ...
. It lies to the east of
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 ...
, west of
Al Manama. It was formerly known as Al Bida, Abu Al Zila, and now is called Al Daih, which is derived from the
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
word ''deh'' meaning "small village".
In a Monday of 2014 three police in the village of Daih were killed by a bomb.
Saraya al-Ashtar claimed responsibility.
See also
*
List of cities in Bahrain
This is a list of cities and towns in Bahrain with listed governorates:
Ten largest cities
#Manama – 436,000
#Riffa – 195,606
#Muharraq – 176,583
#Hamad Town – 57,000
#A'ali – 51,400
#Isa Town – 39,800
#Sitra – 60,100
#Budaiya ...
References
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Populated coastal places in Bahrain
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