Diraz

Diraz الدراز
Village
Diraz
Coordinates: 26°13′07″N 50°28′32″E / 26.21861°N 50.47556°E / 26.21861; 50.47556Coordinates: 26°13′07″N 50°28′32″E / 26.21861°N 50.47556°E / 26.21861; 50.47556
Country	Bahrain
Governorate	Northern Governorate
Population
• Estimate  ()	18,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (Bahrain Standard Time)

Diraz,(Arabic: الدراز, also spelled Duraz) is the biggest and most populated village on the northwest coast of Bahrain. It lies to the east of Budaiya, west of Barbar and north of Bani Jamra. Two Dilmun era archaeological sites, namely Diraz Temple and Ain Umm Sujoor, and Ain umm aldjaj are located in this village. Duraz is also known for its people's unique Bahraini dialect which can be easily recognized as it is quite different from its neighbouring villages.

Since June 2016, the village of Diraz has been besieged by the Bahraini government. The siege included the Bahraini government from forcibly preventing Shias to perform the congregational Juma (Friday) prayer in the Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in Diraz.^[1]

See also[]

• List of cities in Bahrain
• Diraz Temple

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

Specific

External links[]

• Diraz website

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