Gudaibiya (Qudaibiya) is a neighbourhood located in Manama, the capital city of Bahrain.[1]
An older part of the city, yet a busy area, Gudaibiya is a bustling and highly cosmopolitan area, home to many new arrivals in the Kingdom. Gudaibiya houses embassies and the National Assembly (Bahrain). It has large numbers of Indian, Filipino, Ethiopian and Pakistani residents. It is the site of the Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh Poetry House,[2] a leading cultural centre, which is the house of the late Bahraini poet, Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh. It contains the Al-Qudaibiya Palace.
References
[edit]- ^ Restaurants in Gudaibiya, TimeOut, Bahrain.
- ^ Gudaibiya Archived 2010-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, http://expats-in-bahrain.over-blog.com/ Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Expats in Bahrain].