Salmaniya is a district located in the city of

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 ...

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Healthcare

The largest public hospital in Bahrain, Salmaniya Medical Complex, and the country's only public

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. Other private hospitals operate within the vicinity such as the Royal Bahrain Hospital.

History

The neighborhood houses many residential flats and

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, as well as having many local

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in the vicinity. The Water Garden is also situated in Salmaniya. It was first opened in 1948 and is spread over 6.5 hectares of land. It was closed for renovations for six years in the late 2010s and was reopened in January 2023. In April 2024, parts of Salmaniya flooded in the aftermath of heavy rain in the Gulf region.

References

Neighborhoods of Manama {{Bahrain-geo-stub