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'''Diraz''' ({{lang-ar|الدراز}}) is a village on the northwest coast of [[Bahrain]]. It lies to the east of [[Budaiya]], west of [[Barbar, Bahrain|Barbar]] and north of [[Bani Jamra]]. It is a predominantly [[Shia]] village. It has several [[Dilmun]] era temples, and hosts the Umm Al Sajoor spring.
'''Diraz''' ({{lang-ar|الدراز}}) is a village on the northwest coast of [[Bahrain]]. It lies to the east of [[Budaiya]], west of [[Barbar, Bahrain|Barbar]] and north of [[Bani Jamra]]. It has several [[Dilmun]] era temples, and hosts the Umm Al Sajoor spring.
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Revision as of 23:23, 9 August 2014

Diraz (Arabic: الدراز) is a village on the northwest coast of Bahrain. It lies to the east of Budaiya, west of Barbar and north of Bani Jamra. It has several Dilmun era temples, and hosts the Umm Al Sajoor spring.

Diraz
الدراز
Village
CountryBahrain
Population
 • Estimate 
()
18,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (Bahrain Standard Time)

Mosques of Duraz

Friday prayer in Imam Al Sadiq (A.S) Mosque, Duraz

The famous mosques of the village are

  • Imam Al Sadiq (A.S) Mosque (Arabic: جامع الامام الصادق عليه السلام)
  • Abu Subh Mosque جامع ابو صبح
  • Al Qadam Mosque مسجد القدم
  • Imam Al Muntadhar (A.S) Mosque مسجد الامام المنتظر عليه السلام
  • Al Wasti Mosque مسجد الوسطي
  • Imam Al Jawad (A.S) Mosque مسجد الامام الجواد عليه السلام
  • Sheikh Darweesh Mosque مسجد الشيخ درويش
  • Sheikh Mohsin Mosque مسجد الشيخ محسن
  • Sheikh Abdulrahman Mosque مسجد الشيخ عبد الرحمن
  • Al Ghufran Mosque مسجد الغفران
  • Al Fath Mosque مسجد الفتح
  • Al Haydariya Mosque مسجد الحيدرية
  • Baqiyat Allah Mosque مسجد بقية الله
  • Al Tay Mosque مسجد الطي

Matams

Some of the matams or hussainias of Duraz (note: this list is not complete)

  • Sheikh Abdulmuhsin Al Shehabi Matam (for women) مأتم الشيخ عبد المحسن الشهابي للنساء
  • Ansar Al Adala Matam مأتم انصار العدالة
  • Al Noor Hussayniya حسينية النور
  • Abu Ruwais Matam مأتم ابو رويس
  • Matam Al Duraz Al Kabeer مأتم الدراز الكبير
  • Al Haydariya Matam مأتم الحيدرية
  • Al Shehab Matam مأتم أل شهاب
  • Al Marzooq Hussayniya حسينية المرزوق
  • Majlis Al Ustadh Mansoor Al Asfoor مجلس الاستاذ منصور العصفور
  • Al Waqaf Matam (for women) مأتم الوقف للنساء
  • Al Sanabisiyat Matam مأتم السنابسيات
  • Haj Abdulkarim Hussayniya حسينية الحاج عبد الكريم
  • Sayed Ali Al Musawi Hussayniya حسينية السيد علي الموسوي
  • Al Matrook Hussayniya حسينية المتروك
  • Mullah Hasan bin Dawud Al Asfoor Matam مأتم حسن بن داوود ال عصفور
  • Haj Abdulaziz Al Shehabi Matam مأتم الحاج عبدالعزيز الشهابي
  • Haj Kadhem Matam مأتم الحاج كاظم
  • Haj Qassim Matam مأتم الحاج قاسم

See also

References

  • Faroughy, Abbas. The Bahrein Islands (750 - 1951) A Contribution To The Study of Power Politics in the Persian Gulf page 11. Verry, Fisher & Co. (New York) 1951

External links