Urban Journey

“Isa Al-Kabeer Avenue is very important …” - Haji Ali Hassan Al-Haddad "أهم شي شارع شيخ عيسى الكبير ..." _ الحاج علي حسن الحداد لم يكن موضوع الأسبوع الماضي جزء…

“ Today everything changed. And the culture of doors -magic of the old architecture- had gone. Nowadays, we only have the memories and the beauty…” - Jaffar Al-Haddad, “Doors, details…

“ on the south of Manama, is Halet Ibn Swar, a small village on the east coast. Locals are working as sailors during the winter session and fishermen during summer.…

“This area, from Alhoora cemetery to Alhamra Cinema was totally empty!” - Haji Ma’atoq Abbas Alhaddad, From Alhoora Alhaddada "هذي الأرض من مقبرة الحورة إلى سينما الحمراء، كانت كلها فاضية!"…

“The walls were all white, and the doors with windows were blue. The lanes were so narrow, even the direct sun light is not able to pass.” ** - Abdul…

“ The town, what I saw of it, looked wonderfully clean & tidy & rather like a big town in upper Egypt ” - Charles Belgrave, Diaries of Charles Belgrave…

“ Since the old Manama city was founded and till 1600 AD, the city was located on the northeastern coast on the modern city. And its borders on that time…

“ There are not old buildings in Manama. And if you find any, it had been rebuilt many times before. Because, they had built with bad construction materials. ” **…

“ Manama City is the capital of Bahrain and its biggest cities, which is located in the lower north part of Bahrain Island. And it has known for that name…