Bilad Al Qadeem

Bilad Al Qadeem ( auld coonty) is a toun in Bahrain.Bilad Al-Qadeem . It haes nou been incorporatit intae a suburb o Manama an is situatit next tae Zinj. Prior tae the Portuguese invasion in 1519 it served as the caipital o Bahrain an did so again later durin Safavid rule in the seiventeent century. It wis traditionally a centre for Usuli theological thocht an haed a lang staundin rivalry wi the Akhbari centre o Diraz.

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Category:Populatit places in Bahrain
Category:Neighborhuids o Manama