City Centre Bahrain is a
shopping mall
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located in the
Seef District of
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 ...
, in the
Kingdom of Bahrain
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. It is owned and run by
Majid Al Futtaim Properties, which owns several shopping malls across the
Middle East
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.
History
The shopping centre opened in September 2008 to be the largest in Bahrain.
[ It claims 340 retail outlets, including the first ]Carrefour
Carrefour () is a French multinational retail and wholesaling corporation headquartered in Massy, France. The eighth-largest retailer in the world by revenue, it operates a chain of hypermarkets, groceries stores and convenience stores, whic ...
Hypermarket in Bahrain acting as the mall's anchor store, and 60 dining outlets.Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
across the King Fahd Causeway
The King Fahd Causeway ( ar, جسر الملك فهد, Jisr al-Malik Fahd) is a 25 km (15.5 mi) long series of bridges and causeways connecting Khobar, Saudi Arabia and Al Jasra, Bahrain.
Its five bridges rest on 536 concrete pylons, with ...
by featuring two Kempinski
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hotels and an indoor water park.
Entertainment
Entertainment facilities include:
* Magic Planet is a family entertainment centre for kids and family.[
* Wahoo! Waterpark is a 15,000 square metre climate-controlled indoor/outdoor water park. (Closed since 2022)][
* A 20-screen Cineco Cinema is spread across 8,000 square metres.][
]
Incidents
* A fire broke out in a restaurant chimney on 8 January 2020 and was extinguished within 55 minutes. The mall was evacuated as a precaution and there were no reported casualties.
References
External links
City Centre Bahrain official website
2008 establishments in Bahrain
Shopping malls established in 2008
Shopping malls in Manama
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