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 Bahrain Standard Time (UTC+3)

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. Two Dilmun era archaeological sites, namely Diraz Temple and Ain Umm Sujoor, are located in this village.

Mosques of Duraz

Friday prayer in Imam Al Sadiq Mosque, Duraz

The famous mosques of the village are

Matams

Some of the matams or hussainias of Duraz (note: this list is incomplete)

See also

References

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