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Manama (Al Manāmah) is the capital and the largest city in Bahrain situated some 10 km north-east of Djidd Ḥafṣ, 70 km south-east of Bahrain - Saudi Arabia border. This the major city has a population of 147,100 people. Thousands of tourists visit Manama every year to see its museums and entertainment venues.

Manama is served by Bahrain Intl (IATA: BAH) airport, which is 10 km away.

Things to do in it

1. Bahrain National Museum
The Bahrain National Museum (also referred to as National Museum of Bahrain) is the largest and one of the most oldest museums in Bahrain. It is constructed near the King Faisal Highway in Manama. The museum possess a rich collection of Bahrain's ancient archaeologyical artifacts since 1988, and covers 6000 years of Bahrain's history. This US$30 million complex includes three halls devoted to archaeology and the ancient civilisation of Dilmun, while two other halls depict the culture and lifesty…

2. Bahrain International Circuit
The Bahrain International Circuit (Arabic: حلبة البحرين الدولية) is a motorsport venue opened in 2004 and used for drag racing, GP2 and an annual Formula One Grand Prix. The 2004 Grand Prix was the first held in the Middle East. Since 2006, Australian V8 Supercar has been raced at the BIC and the V8 races are named as the Desert 400. 24 Hour endurance races also hosted at BIC.

3. Bahrain World Trade Center
The Bahrain World Trade Center (also called Bahrain WTC or BWTC) is a 240 m (787 ft) high twin tower complex located in Manama, Bahrain. The towers were built in 2008 by the multi-national architectural firm Atkins. It is the first skyscraper in the world to integrate wind turbines into its design.

4. Al Fateh Mosque
The Al-Fateh Mosque (also known as Al-Fateh Islamic Center & Al Fateh Grand Mosque) (Arabic: مسجد الفاتح‎; transliterated: Masjid al-Fatih) is one of the largest mosques in the world, capable of accommodating over 7, 000 worshippers at a time. The mosque is the largest place of worship in Bahrain.

If you have seen everything in Manama already, take a look on the outskirts of the town. If you are around, try one of the following places:

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Bahrain National Museum

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Bahrain International Circuit

The Bahrain International Circuit (Arabic: حلبة البحرين الدولية) i

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Bahrain Fort

The Bahrain Fort (in Arabic: قلعة البحرين‎, transliterat

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Bahrain World Trade Center

The Bahrain World Trade Center (also called Bahrain WTC or BWTC) is a

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Al Fateh Mosque

The Al-Fateh Mosque (also known as Al-Fateh Islamic Center & Al

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Arad Fort

Arad Fort (Arabic: قلعة عراد‎; transliterated: Qal'at 'Arad) is a 15th

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Riffa Fort

Built by Sh.Salman Bin Ahmed ( al fateh) Al Khalifa, in 1812, Riffa

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VITA TOWER

starting $118

Swiss International Palace Hotel Manama

starting $78

Atlas Hotel

starting $265

Concord International Hotel

starting $32

Imperial Suites Hotel

starting $27

Hani Suites Spa Manama

starting $122

Aradous Hotel

starting $398

Middle East Hotel

starting $66

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