Fareeq el-Makharqa

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Masjid Moa'min

Al-Makharga or el-makharga (Arabic: المخارقة‎) is a district in the heart city of Manama, the capital of Bahrain. It neighbours the adjacent districts of Fareeq el-Hammam, Fareeq el-Hatab, Fareeg el-Fadhel, Gudaibiya and the original city of Manama.

For centuries, it was and still is a stone in the government's throat due to its political rights demands. It holds the most important meetings of the opposition parties. Therefore, meetings of the opposing movements from all over Bahrain were held in the influential Shiite mosque Masjid Mo'min and the Sunni mosque Jami'a Al-Mihza' in Al-Makharga.

Its name derives from the ancient craft of extracting pearls and making jewellery.

Nowadays, it is a sacred district in the old city of Manama, in which religious gatherings are held, especially during the month of Muharram and in Ashura, the sacred day of Shia Islam in which Imam Hussain, the grandson of the prophet Muhammad, was killed by the Umayyad rulers.

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· Adliya · Bu Ashira · Bu Ghazal · Diplomatic Area · Fareeq el-Hammam · Fareeq el-Hatab · Fareeq el-Makharqa · Ghuraifa · Gudaibiya · Gufool · Hoora · Juffair · Mahooz · Naim · Seef · Sulmaniya · Umm Al Hassam · Zinj