Riffa

Riffa (in , transliteration: Ar Rifa`) is the seicont maist muckle ceity in the Bahrain.National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Riffa is dealt intae twa ceities; East Riffa an Wast Riffa. The ceity is mainly locatit in the Central Govrenorate, while smawer pairts are in the Soothren Govrenorate. Maist o the ceity's inhabitants are Sunni Muslims.

The ceity is growin fast an as o the 2001 census it haed a population o 79,550 but the 2008 estimate is 111,000 World gazetteer.

 East Riffa 

East Riffa haes mony attractions, ane such attraction is Riffa Fort, which is kent as Sheikh Salman Bin Ahmad Al Fateh Fort forby. The ceity haes several shoppin maws an twa main shoppin streets; Riffa Bazaar (in , Souk Ar Rifa) an Bukuwara Street Mercat. The umwhile is mair muckle, while the latter is mair organised an modrenised. Playin gowf in the Ryal Golf Club is considered as ane o the top activities tae dae in the aurie.The Royal Golf Club A new development, creatit bi Arcapita, cried Riffa Views, is an upcomin muckle residential an commercial center www.riffaviews.com. The project will open in stages for the public tae live.  The whole development will include airtificial lakes, an internaitional schuil www.rvis.edu.bh , commercial districts, supermercats, an will hae access tae the recently opened Royal Women's University. Lulu Hypermarket is new addition tae the rapidly increasin commercial centres in East Riffa.

 Wast Riffa 

Wast Riffa is predominately a residential aurie. Maist o the rulin family, meenisters an business investors live there. His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa o Bahrain lives there, as well as the Prime Meenister, Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. Riffa’s famous clock touer is locatit in the centre o Wast Riffa.

East Riffa is hame tae Bahrain's National Stadium, where maist fitbaa matches an important sports events in Bahrain tak place. Wast Riffa an East Riffa, each haes its awn fitbaa club an stadium.

References

Freemit airtins
Satellite map at Maplandia.com

Category:Populatit places in Bahrain