Umm Al Hassam
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Umm al Hassam أم الحصم | |
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Neighborhood | |
Etymology: Mother of Sea Shells | |
Coordinates: 26°12′13″N 50°36′6″E / 26.20361°N 50.60167°E | |
Country | Bahrain |
Governorate | Capital Governorate |
Umm Al Hassam (Arabic: أم الحصم) (trans. Mother of Sea Shells) is a middle-class neighbourhood on the southern coast of Manama, which is the capital of Bahrain.[1] The neighborhood is home to the majority of Bahrain's local Jewish community.[2] It consists of a mixture of grand villas and newer apartment buildings, and is well known for its Lebanese and Indian restaurants.
Abdulaziz Shamlan, a Bahraini nationalist leader from the 1950s and later Bahrain's Ambassador in Cairo, is one of the area's most famous ex-residents, along with the late Yousuf Abdulrahman Engineer whose house symbolizes tradition. Umm Al Hassam maintains its leftist traditions with the large headquarters for the National Democratic Action situated there.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Umm Al Hassam: Photos and History.
- ^ Berman, Lazar. "Beth Din of Arabia: Jews in Gulf countries announce first communal organizations". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ "Residents picket Wa'ad meeting over BICI report". Gulf Daily News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2012.