Malkiya, Bahrain
Malkiya (Arabic: المالكية) is a veelage that lies on the wastren coast o Bahrain Island in Bahrain. Its indwallers are maistly Bahrani Shiites. The veelage is hame tae the Malkiya Club fitbaa team.
In 2007, protests brak oot in the aurie when a pouerful member o the Bahraini ryal family tried tae seize some o the coastline o the veelage.[1][2]
The veelage is an aa hame tae the grave an shrine o Zayd ibn Suhan, ane o the companions o Ali.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Law, Bill (22 Julie 2007). "Riots reinforce Bahrain rulers' fears". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ↑ "Malkiya villagers stage protest". Gulf Daily News. 10 Juin 2007. Archived frae the original on 9 Juin 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2010.