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Bani Jamra
بني جمرة
Village
Bani Jamra is located in Bahrain
Bani Jamra
Bani Jamra
Location in Bahrain
Coordinates: 26°12′41″N 50°27′35″E / 26.21139°N 50.45972°E / 26.21139; 50.45972
CountryBahrain
GovernorateNorthern Governorate

Bani Jamra is a village in the north-west of Bahrain. It is east of Budaiya and south of Diraz. It is in the Northern Governorate. Before the discovery of oil in Bahrain, most of the people were involved in farming, especially date palms. Bani Jamra is also famous as a center of traditional fabric weaving, a rapidly dying art.

Almost all of the people of Bani Jamra are Baharna Shias. Leading cleric and political activist Abdul Amir al-Jamri, and his son Mansoor Al-Jamri are from the village.

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