Bani Jamra

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Bani Jamra بني جمرة
Village
Bani Jamra Location in Bahrain
Coordinates: 26°12′41″N 50°27′35″E / 26.21139°N 50.45972°E / 26.21139; 50.45972Coordinates: 26°12′41″N 50°27′35″E / 26.21139°N 50.45972°E / 26.21139; 50.45972
Country	Bahrain
Governorate	Northern Governorate

Bani Jamra (Arabic: بني جمرة‎) is a village in the north-west of Bahrain. It lies east of Budaiya and south of Diraz. It is administered under the Northern Governorate. Before the discovery of oil in Bahrain, most of inhabitants were involved in farming, especially date palms. Bani Jamra is also famous as a center of traditional fabric weaving, a rapidly dying art.

Almost all of the inhabitants of Bani Jamra are Baharna Shias. Leading cleric and political activist Abdul Amir al-Jamri, and his son Mansoor Al-Jamri are from the village.

References

v t e Settlements in the Northern Governorate of Bahrain

Abu Baham Abu Saiba Al Hajar Al Markh Al Musalla Al Qadam Al Qala Al Qurayyah Bani Jamra Barbar Budaiya Bu Quwah Buri Dar Kulaib Diraz Hamad Town Hamala Hillat Abdul Saleh Janabiyah Jannusan Jasra Jid Al-Haj Jidda Island Jidhafs Karrana Karzakan Khamis Malkiya Muqsha Sar Sadad Sehla Shahrakan Shakhura Tashan Umm an Nasan Umm as Sabaan Zallaq

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