Arad (Arabic: عراد) is a town in Bahrain, located on Muharraq Island. It was originally a small farming village inhabited by BaharnaShia, but later expanded to include new middle-class housing, which brought with it a large Sunni population.[1]
Arad lies east of Muharraq City and northwest of the town of Hidd. It was originally a separate island (called Arad Island) but was joined to Muharraq over the course of the 20th century through land reclamation.[2]
Arad Bay
The town is home to Arad Bay, a protected mangrove area and recreational park. Opened in 2010, the 10 million BHD park covers 3.3km of walkways and includes four bridges. The bay is home to wildlife including plankton, fish, seaweed, in addition to seasonal migratory birds such as greater flamingoes.[3]
Greater flamingoes in Arad Bay, February 2022
History
The name Arad comes from the Greek word Arados, the Greek name for Muharraq island alongside Tylos for the main Bahrain island.[4] It was believed that Arados was originally a Phoenician settlement, as described by the Greek historian Strabo.[5]
The Bahraini Ministry of Education operates government schools nationwide. Within the Arad area, they operate boys schools include Al Kawarzmi Primary Boys School, Al-Dair Primary Boys School, Arad Primary Boys School, and Arad Primary Intermediate Boys School. Girls schools include Al Oroba Primary Girls School, Arad Intermediate Girls School, and Arad Primary Girls School.[6]
References
^"BAHRAIN 2018 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT" (PDF). US Embassy Bahrain. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^"The Supreme Council for Environment, Kingdom of Bahrain". www.sce.gov.bh. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
^Rice, Michael (2002). The Archaeology of the Arabian Gulf. Routledge. ISBN978-1-134-96792-6. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^Al-Khalifa, Shaikh Abdullah Bin Khalid (1986). Bahrain Through the Ages: The Archaeology. Routledge. p. 400. ISBN978-0-7103-0112-3. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^"Directory 2009-09-02 at the Wayback Machine." Ministry of Education. Retrieved on 8 September 2009.
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arad, bahrain, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Arad Bahrain news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Arad Arabic عراد is a town in Bahrain located on Muharraq Island It was originally a small farming village inhabited by Baharna Shia but later expanded to include new middle class housing which brought with it a large Sunni population 1 Arad عرادView of Arad FortAradLocation in BahrainCoordinates 26 15 N 50 39 E 26 250 N 50 650 E 26 250 50 650 Coordinates 26 15 N 50 39 E 26 250 N 50 650 E 26 250 50 650CountryBahrainGovernorateMuharraq GovernorateGeography EditArad lies east of Muharraq City and northwest of the town of Hidd It was originally a separate island called Arad Island but was joined to Muharraq over the course of the 20th century through land reclamation 2 Arad Bay Edit The town is home to Arad Bay a protected mangrove area and recreational park Opened in 2010 the 10 million BHD park covers 3 3km of walkways and includes four bridges The bay is home to wildlife including plankton fish seaweed in addition to seasonal migratory birds such as greater flamingoes 3 Greater flamingoes in Arad Bay February 2022History EditThe name Arad comes from the Greek word Arados the Greek name for Muharraq island alongside Tylos for the main Bahrain island 4 It was believed that Arados was originally a Phoenician settlement as described by the Greek historian Strabo 5 The Arad Fort the Al Muharraq Stadium and the headquarters of the Islamic Society Bahrain are located in the town Governance Edit The town is administered under the Muharraq Governorate Education EditThe Bahraini Ministry of Education operates government schools nationwide Within the Arad area they operate boys schools include Al Kawarzmi Primary Boys School Al Dair Primary Boys School Arad Primary Boys School and Arad Primary Intermediate Boys School Girls schools include Al Oroba Primary Girls School Arad Intermediate Girls School and Arad Primary Girls School 6 References Edit BAHRAIN 2018 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT PDF US Embassy Bahrain Retrieved 23 November 2019 Holdich Thomas Hungerford 1911 Bahrein Islands in Chisholm Hugh ed Encyclopaedia Britannica vol 3 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 212 The Supreme Council for Environment Kingdom of Bahrain www sce gov bh Retrieved 2022 11 05 Rice Michael 2002 The Archaeology of the Arabian Gulf Routledge ISBN 978 1 134 96792 6 Retrieved 23 November 2019 Al Khalifa Shaikh Abdullah Bin Khalid 1986 Bahrain Through the Ages The Archaeology Routledge p 400 ISBN 978 0 7103 0112 3 Retrieved 23 November 2019 Directory Archived 2009 09 02 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Education Retrieved on 8 September 2009 This Bahrain location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arad Bahrain amp oldid 1120174117, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
