Fareej el-Makharqa or Al-Makharga ( ar, فريج المخارقة) is a neighborhood in the heart of Manama, the capital of Bahrain. It is adjacent to Fareej el-Hammam, Fareej el-Hatab, Fareej el-Fadhel, and Gudaibiya.

History

Its name derives from the ancient craft of piercing pearls and making jewelry. Fareej el-Makharqa holds the most important meetings of the opposition parties. Therefore, meetings of the opposing movements from all over Bahrain were held in the influential Shiite mosque Masjid Mu'min and the

Sunni Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ...

mosque Jami'a Al-Mihza'. Nowadays, it is a sacred district in the old city of Manama, in which religious gatherings are held, especially during the month of Muharram and in

Ashura Ashura (, , ) is a day of commemoration in Islam. It occurs annually on the 10th of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. Among Shia Muslims, Ashura is observed through large demonstrations of high-scale mourning as it marks the ...

, the sacred day of Shia Islam in which Imam Hussain, the grandson of the prophet Muhammad, was killed by the Umayyad ruler

Yazid ibn Muawiyah Yazid ibn Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan ( ar, يزيد بن معاوية بن أبي سفيان, Yazīd ibn Muʿāwiya ibn ʾAbī Sufyān; 64611 November 683), commonly known as Yazid I, was the second caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate. He ruled from ...

Matams

Some of the matams or hussainias in Al Makharga are: *

Matam Bin Rajab Matam Bin Rajab (Arabic: مأتم بن رجب) is the first Matam in Manama, located in the Fareeq el-Hatab district of that city. The governor of the Capital Governorate Sheikh Humood bin Abdullah Al Khalifa visited the Matam in 2004. During ...

, مأتم بن رجب first Matam in all of Manama * Matam Madan مأتم مدن * Matam Bin Zabar * Matam Alajam Alkabeer مأتم العجم الكبير * Matam Algassab مأتم القصاب * Matam Bin Saloom مأتم بن سلوم * Matam Alahsaiyeen مأتم الأحسائيين * Matam Aljahramiya مأتم الجهرمية * Matam Alajah مأتم العجة * Matam Bin Khalaf مأتم بن خلف * Matam Dashti مأتم دشتي * Matam AlBad'e مأتم البدع * Matam Abu Aqlain مأتم أبو عقلين * Matam Al Aghtam مأتم الأغتم

References

Neighborhoods of Manama {{Bahrain-geo-stub