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Cities,Towns
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Among
Bahrain's cities and towns are:
Bahrain's many small towns and villages include:
AL ISA TOWN
Madinat
'Isa (Isa Town) is a middle class suburb in Bahrain in the north
central part of the country. The name Isa refers to Isa ibn Salman
Al Khalifah, the ruler of Bahrain from 1961 to 1999.
Isa Town largely comprises affluent
newly constructed villas, and is home to many members of Bahrain's
educated middle classes. Many of its residents are of Huwala ancestry
and speak a dialect of Persian as their first language. In 2002's
election it was one of the few areas of Bahrain not to be entirely
represented by an Islamist or right wing MP, with Abdnabi Salman
of the formerly communist Democratic Bloc winning the seat. In 2006's
election, ex-Harvard academic, Dr Munira Fakhro of Waad lost in
controversial circumstances to Sunni Islamist Dr Salah Ali of Al-Menbar
Islamic Society.
Isa Town is famous for the traditional
marketplace. Isa Town also houses most of the private schools in
Bahrain, with the Indian School, Pakistan Urdu School, Sacred Heart
School, Ibn Khuldoon National School, Pakistan School, the Bahrain
Bayan School, the Naseem International School and the St. Christopher's
School, all concentrated into a small zone which also includes the
Isa Town campus of the University of Bahrain. The National Driving
School and the Directorate of Road Traffic have their headquarters
in Isa Town. Other offices include the Ministry of Education and
the Ministry of Information, which includes the Bahrain Radio &
TV broadcasting station, in Isa Town. Besides the market, the main
landmark is the Bahrain National Stadium.
Among those who live in the area
are the Saudi singer, Rashed Al-Majed, the Bahraini guitarist Khalid
Al-Thawadi and the Brothers Band drummer, Wajeeh Hassan.
It was one of the twelve municipalities
of Bahrain after being split off of the municipality of al Mintaqah
al Wusta in 1988, and is now part of the Central Governorate.
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