Umm Al Hassam
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Umm Al Hassam
أم الحصم Mother of Sea Shells | |
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Neighborhood | |
| 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 many members of Bahrain's local Jewish community. 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.[2]
References
- ^ Umm Al Hassam: Photos and History.
- ^ "Residents picket Wa'ad meeting over BICI report". Gulf Daily News. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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