Seqaya () is a suburb located in the
Kingdom of Bahrain. It used to be a village separate from the capital
Manama
Manama ( ', Bahrani Arabic, Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and List of cities in Bahrain, largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 297,502 as of 2012. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is ...
, but rapid urbanization of the city engulfed the village. It is predominantly a residential area and lies close to
Salmaniya.
It is the site of the annual Seqaya Ramadan Soccer Tournament, held in the month of
Ramadan
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (''Fasting in Islam, sawm''), communal prayer (salah), reflection, and community. It is also the month in which the Quran is believed ...
. The area is also home to the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam.
History
According to British historian
J. G. Lorimer's
Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, the village was described as having 40 huts inhabited by the
Baharna
The Bahārna (, or ), are an ethnoreligious group of Shia Muslim Arabs indigenous to the historical region of Bahrain. They are generally regarded to be the original inhabitants of Eastern Arabia. They inhabited the area even before the arrival ...
, who were growing
date palm
''Phoenix dactylifera'', commonly known as the date palm, is a flowering-plant species in the palm family Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet #Fruits, fruit called dates. The species is widely cultivated across North Africa, northern A ...
s. Lucerne was stated to have been grown alongside 700 palm trees. Lorimer also mentions the presence of a
Hindu
Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...
house in the village.
References
Neighborhoods of Manama
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