City Centre Bahrain
Appearance
Location | Manama, Bahrain |
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Coordinates | 26°13′59.85″N 50°33′14.10″E / 26.2332917°N 50.5539167°E |
Opening date | 1 September 2008 |
Developer | Majid Al Futtaim Group |
Owner | Majid Al Futtaim Group |
No. of stores and services | 350 |
Total retail floor area | 158,000 m2 (1,700,000 sq ft)[1] |
No. of floors | 3 |
Website | citycentrebahrain |
City Centre Bahrain is a shopping mall located in the Seef District of Manama, in the Kingdom of Bahrain.[2] It is owned and run by Majid Al Futtaim Properties, which owns several shopping malls across the Middle East.[3][4]
History
The shopping centre opened in September 2008 to be the largest in Bahrain.[3] It claims 340 retail outlets, including the first Carrefour Hypermarket in Bahrain acting as the mall's anchor store, and 60 dining outlets.[5][6]
The mall is designed to accommodate weekend visitors from Saudi Arabia across the King Fahd Causeway by featuring two Kempinski hotels and an indoor water park.[7]
Entertainment
Entertainment facilities include:
- Magic Planet is a family entertainment centre for kids and family.[8][9][4]
- Wahoo! Waterpark is a 15,000 square metre climate-controlled indoor/outdoor water park.[4][10]
- A 20-screen Cineco Cinema is spread across 8,000 square metres.[4][11]
Incidents
- A fire broke out in a restaurant chimney on 8 January 2020 and was extinguished within 55 minutes. The mall was evacuated as a precaution and there were no reported casualties.[12]
References
- ^ "About us". City Centre Bahrain. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Bahrain City Centre". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ a b July 24, Michael Gerrity; Et, 2014 12:57 Pm. "Bahrain's Retail Sector Top Commercial Market Performer". World Property Journal.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Carrefour to open in Bahrain". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "About us". Majid Al Futtaim Shopping Malls. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ The Report: Bahrain 2009. Oxford Business Group. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-907065-03-3. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Save MORE with the ENTERTAINER!". the ENTERTAINER.
- ^ "Magic planet - Review of City Centre Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain". TripAdvisor.
- ^ "Wahoo water park in Bahrain". Time Out Bahrain. 31 May 2009.
- ^ "Film & TV". Time Out Bahrain.
- ^ "VIDEO: Fire at City Centre Mall in Bahrain's Seef put out in 55 minutes". Construction Week Online Middle East. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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