Sehla

Sehla
سهلة
Village
Map of Manama including Sehla to the west.
Map of Manama including Sehla to the west.
Sehla is located in Bahrain
Sehla
Sehla
Location within Bahrain
Coordinates: 26°12′07″N 50°32′03″E / 26.20194°N 50.53417°E / 26.20194; 50.53417
CountryBahrain
GovernorateNorthern Governorate
Time zoneUTC+03:00
A South Sehla farm

Sehla (Arabic: سهلة) is a village located in the north of Bahrain, on the outskirts of the capital city Manama. It is located in the Northern Governorate administrative region and is west of Khamis. The village is divided into two sections; North Sehla and South Sehla. This is due to the construction of a highway that passes through the village's centre.

Subdivisions

Sehla is divided into two sections:

History

Sehla is the location of the Shaikh Abdul Aziz mosque, a revered local shrine. Situated in the middle of a busy traffic intersection, it contains the grave of a local religious scholar named Abdul Aziz which was slated to be removed in the 1970s to make way for new roadworks as part of ongoing urbanisation in the country. Local folklore stated that every bulldozer sent to the site to remove the grave malfunctioned; in some versions, the lead foreman tried to detonate the grave with dynamite but accidentally killed himself whilst leaving the grave unharmed. Following this, Bahraini authorities rerouted the road around the grave leading to the current shrine being sited in a traffic junction. The shrine later became famous nationally as news of its resistance to demolition had spread. The area sees regular visitors from across Bahrain as well as from Saudi Arabia, with the mosque being particularly busy on weekends.

In 2008, protestors clashed with police in the village, which left three cars and a workshop burned down.

Infrastructure

The highway passing through the village is currently scheduled for expansion work.

Notable residents

References

  1. 1 2 "Sehla Highway project". Zawya. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Kingdom Pride Center Homepage". KPR. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Al Sehla PG Report" (PDF). Quality Assurance Authority. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Fibiger, Thomas (2015-04-21). "Heritage erasure and heritage transformation: how heritage is created by destruction in Bahrain". International Journal of Heritage Studies. 21 (4): 390–404. doi:10.1080/13527258.2014.930064. ISSN 1352-7258.
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  6. ↑ "Using force will not solve problems". WAM. May 18, 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2012 – via HighBeam Research.
  7. ↑ "Chatty Bahraini claims record". BBC News. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 29 August 2012.