Situated on Muharraq Island, the northernmost island in Bahrain, the city Muharraq, which means ‘Places of Ashes’, is the second largest city in Bahrain and was the capital of the country until 1923. Muharraq has been a centre for religious affairs for a long-long time. Its history dates back to five thousand years ago, but [...]

Manama is situated on a tiny peninsula on the northeastern region of Bahrain along a beautiful water front. It became the capital city of the country after years of Portuguese and Persian rules. It was first mentioned in the chronicles around 1345 before the Portuguese captured it as their territory followed by a Persian rule. [...]