Malkiya ( ar, المالكية) is a coastal
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
that lies on the western coast of
Bahrain Island
Bahrain Island ( ar, جزيرة البحرين ''Jazīrah al-Baḥrayn''), also known as al-Awal Island and formerly as Bahrein, is the largest island within the archipelago of Bahrain, and forms the bulk of the country's land mass while hosting ...
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 ...
. The village is home to the
Malkiya Club
Malkiya SCC () is a Bahraini professional football club based in Malkiya.
Malkiya Club after 49 years, became champion of the Bahraini Premier League in 2017
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football team.
In 2007, protests broke out in the area when a powerful member of the
Bahraini royal family tried to seize some of the coastline of the village.
The village is also home to the grave and shrine of
Zayd ibn Suhan Zayd ibn Suhan ( ar, زيد بن صوحان) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and is revered by Shia Muslims. He was the brother of Sa'sa'a bin Sohan. He is mentioned in Sahih al-Bukhari. He was killed in the Battle of the Camel
...
, one of the companions of
Ali.
References
Populated places in Bahrain
Populated coastal places in Bahrain
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