Almoayyed Tower (also known as: Dark Tower), is commercial skyscraper located in the

Seef Seef ( ar, السيف) is a commercial district in Manama, the capital city of Bahrain. Etymology The word 'seef' means coast or shore in the Gulf Arabic lexicon, similar to 'sahel'. History Seef is a result of active land reclamation work star ...

neighborhood of

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i capital

Manama Manama ( ar, المنامة ', Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 people as of 2020. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very di ...

. The tower is regular four-sided structure, with a height of . Almoayyed consists mostly of office and business complexes. It was the tallest tower in Bahrain until the Bahrain Financial Harbour, Bahrain WTC, and the Abraj Al Lulu were constructed. Almoayyed Tower is also known as ''Dark Tower'' because of its dark colouring.

Structure

The entire construction process was divided into two ''Phases''. ''Phase-1'' was the construction of the tower itself, and ''Phase-2'' was the construction of the eight-storey car park, which can accommodate over 1000 cars. The first Phase was completed in November 2003, and the second Phase was completed in 2004. Almoayyed was the tallest structure in Bahrain from 2001 till 2008, standing over tall, with 42 floors and 6 public

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s, and a total floor space of . Almoayyed is built on a footprint area, and is the first building in

to possess a private helipad, which is built on the top of the building.

Facilities

Almoayyed Tower offers retail space covering its 'Mall' which encompasses the ground and mezzanine floors and has a separate entrance on the north side of the structure. The building has booster antennas from all the major telecom providers in Bahrain, meaning that signal is not lost whilst in one of the 6 elevators. The 43rd floor offers space for antennas: given Almoayyed Tower's large size relative to all other buildings in the Al Seef District, it has been a hub for telecom providers to place their antennas on Almoayyed Tower to give better reception to the rest of Manama.

Management

Almoayyed Tower is Managed by the owners of the building, YK Almoayyed & Sons Properties Co WLL.

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