Muharraq

The capital city of Muharraq east of Manama, and was called (the shelves), an ancient city, and was considered the capital of Bahrain between 1810 until May 1923, on its composition similar Bhdop horse and a total area of about seven square miles, while the surface is at sea level or below a little Muharraq sandy beaches and surrounded by a wide band of coral reefs and they all seem apparent in the case of islands.

The number of people Muharraq at the end of the nineteenth century about thirty thousand people. According to the figures in 1991 had a population of 44 684 people.

Limit: It is located in south-eastern tip of the peninsula south of Muharraq and chests, which was originally a rectangular bar of sand should not exceed the asset kilometers. The presentation of two hundred and three hundred meters, which runs south until it reaches the head to one hundred meters away. And the name of the limit is expressed by the name of the people of the sea in the Gulf of each bar shows the sand at sea and prevent ships to pass him even in the hours of the tide. Until the sixties was not in the limit only one street divides the city into two parts: east and west, and permeates every section of two narrow corridors leading to the shores of the east and west of the city. The estimated population level until the end of 1991 about 10330 people, and the number of dwellings have 1476 beta.

Arad:

Located to the east of the city of Muharraq and western limit, and there in the village of Arad, Arad Fort built by Said bin Ahmed when he was automatically out in 1215 Hijri, has occupied the Omani village at the beginning of the nineteenth century, after fierce battles between them and the people of the village. Because of the parent Arad in the designation of that name to the typeface, it's the name of the name of Aradous, who was known on the island of Muharraq as a whole. an estimated population of Arad until the end of 1991 about 11040 people.

Cells of the village:

Located in the northeast of the city of Muharraq, and collect a few chests are concerned with the high ground, and an estimated population of the chests until the end of 1991 about 3007 people.

Village Samaheej:

Located in northern coast east of the island of Muharraq, its name derived from the word Smahj They disappear behind the Palm Gardens, where the advantage of abundant palm trees and bordered on the north-western village monastery and a western Bahrain International Airport and, on the southern village of chests, with a population even in 1991 3112 people out of a population in Bahrain's 518 243.

Village Monastery:

Located on the northern shore of Dzerpmahrq and eastern Busaiteen, mainly because in the call rate to one of the monks, who settled after a dispute with the monks in Samaheej where he served as a monastery for worship, so the dubbed "monastery monk" With the passage of time were omitted, the monk added the definition of the word monastery. According to the figures in 1991 had a population of 5254 people. Add to that followed by Muharraq Island is a small or big trees, the trees, mother of the smaller and located in the south and the island Alsaip in the north-west of it and the two bliss and the state power.

Founding of the city al-Muharraq:

Fatah Al-Khalifa of Bahrain in 1783, by Sheikh Ahmed Al Fateh, and in 1796 died Sheikh Ahmed, and go after Al-Khalifa of Zubarah to Bahrain, dwelt Sheikh Salman Bin Ahmed Al-Rifai and Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed al-Muharraq, here it has taken Bahrain political status to their rule, and at the bilateral governance, has become two cities have two headquarters of government and political power.

Thus, we can consider in 1796 is the beginning of the establishment of al-Muharraq city and a center of political power by Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.

After that date, the Gulf region has witnessed a number of conflicts that ended in 1810 by location Kkikrp, which occurred in front of (Khuwair) which is a place on the coast of the State of Qatar has been won by the family of Khalifa.

After the establishment of security and stability has returned back to the Al-Khalifa al-Muharraq Alzubara, this is a historic declaration for the founding of the city of Muharraq in an integrated form of urban and inhabited by Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmad and built the castle in the south of Muharraq called Castle Bu Maher.

Since then, the city of Muharraq is gaining importance in urban physical map of the islands of Bahrain and is quickly becoming the capital of the islands and their political status and urbanization.

Were taken Muharraq significance greater political, and attracted many of the tribes to their settlement, which helped the boom, and became a magnet for the settlement of the Arab tribes, wholesale pearl, due to their economic importance, it has become an important center and a target maritime trade in eastern lands nearby.

It is worth noting that the Settlement Muharraq it is in the form of groups or Mstaqrat tribal in the form of neighborhoods locally known as the Group or the language spoken (fareej), and gained each team a residential designation of the name of the tribe, which inhabited and the majority of the population of Sunni Arab tribes in addition to the monster (or Hula ) are Arabs who fled and settled in the eastern coast of the Gulf south of Iran, the rest are Shiite population's understanding of the Hiaykin craftsmen and builders, jewelers .... etc.. Therefore, they have earned the neighborhood its name from the character itself.

As a result of the large increase and rapid population growth in the number of citizens and residents on the territory of this country and in turn the development in various sectors in the country such as agriculture, industry and urban residential areas, public services and infrastructure networks.

Vdopt the state and specifically the Ministry of Housing to provide housing appropriate for each family of Bahrain, has completed the State in the sixties housing project for workers in Muharraq, after the Ministry of Housing the establishment of 122 residential units and 7 apartment buildings with 42 apartments in 1980 and this in a city limit, and 669 housing units in Arad and in the Busaiteen created 131 residential units and 23 buildings where 152 apartments, between 1976 to 1997 was also set up 134 residential units and 57 residential buildings with 354 apartments in the town of Muharraq.

Label Muharraq

The reports differ in the naming of Muharraq that name have said the label "Jawad Ali," said part of the description Muharraq coupled with the name of Imre Qais, who was described in Muharraq, and adds the mark, saying: "we encounter the word Muharraq, Muharraq and Al Muharraq, the place of the dates on the bewildering. Has launched some Ghassanids to news reporters as well. They see it attached to the title of those kings, because they had punished their enemies in the course of their invasion of places to burn them with fire. "

"At the idols of the ignorant idol claims mordant and Muharraq, worshiped him some tribes, such as Bakr bin Wael and Rabia, was received from the idols of the ignorant name has to do with this idol is Abdmahrq, it may be the focal point associated with this idol, if I take the heads of Time or the blessing of the king, who knew Muharraq nor that he had sacrificed for this machine, which burnt on the altar of fire, and perhaps that is usually known to the Hebrews, was said to him in Muharraq. " Muharraq that the name of that name but is an appellation of old and accounts vary in origin, has been named by several areas such as southern Iraq or Gulf coasts and islands.