Muharraq Island Bahrain
MUHARRAQ
Muharraq, a small island off the north-east tip of Manama, linked by causeway, is part residential and part airport runways and terminals. Once it curved around a bay but recent land reclamation largely filled in the bay leaving a land-locked lake in the centre. A finger of land reaches out past its southernmost village of Hidd far into the sea carrying traffic to and from the Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) and a new deep water container port (AISCO). Muharraq’s Greek name of Arados is remembered in the restored ruin of the Arad Fort, and its old town retains an atmosphere of a bygone Arabian lifestyle through its souk and centuries-old houses. The best Bahraini Halwa can be bought here
