Awadhiya ( ar, فريج العوضية) is a new 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 ...

, the capital city of

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. It lies roughly between

Ras Rumman Ras Rumman ( ar, رأس الرمان) is a neighborhood of Manama in Bahrain. Etymology The name Ras Rumman translates to "Head of Pomegrante" this was related to the large fields starting Ras Rumman and ending near Budaiya. History Historica ...

and

Hoora Hoora ( ar, الحورة) a district of Manama, the capital of Bahrain. Along with the Central Business District, Adliya, and Juffair, Hoora is considered one of Manama's nightlife centres, with many bars, hotels, restaurants, pubs and nightclubs ...

, while the

Manama Souq Manama Souq () is the old bazaar ( souq) of Bahrain's capital, Manama. Location The Souq lies in the north of Manama, in-between the old parts of the city and the Central Business District, to the east of Noaim and west of Ras Rumman. The m ...

lies to Awadhiya's west. The neighborhood was originally settled by merchants of Huwala origin, especially from

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and

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. Today the area is a busy commercial district. The neighborhood contains some of the last remaining houses built in the traditional architectural style featuring

badgeer A windcatcher, wind tower, or wind scoop ( ar, برجيل ; fa, بادگیر) is a traditional architectural element used to create cross ventilation and passive cooling in buildings. Windcatchers come in various designs: unidirectional, bid ...

windtowers.

References

Neighborhoods of Manama {{Bahrain-geo-stub