Diplomatic Area, Bahrain
Diplomatic Area
المنطقة الدبلوماسية | |
|---|---|
Central business district | |
The Diplomatic Area | |
Diplomatic Area Location in Bahrain | |
| Coordinates: 26°14′30″N 50°35′40″E / 26.2417°N 50.5944°E | |
| Country | Bahrain |
| Governorate | Capital Governorate |
| City | Manama |
| Land reclamation | 1970s–1980s |
The Diplomatic Area (Arabic: المنطقة الدبلوماسية; transliterated: al-Mantiqah ad-Diblomasiyah) is an area that is located within the Central Business District of Manama, the capital city of Bahrain, an island kingdom in the Persian Gulf.
Constructed on reclaimed land in the 1970s and gradually expanding in the 1980s, the Diplomatic Area is Manama's financial district, housing hundreds of banks, investment firms and Takaful societies that serve the entire Persian Gulf. It is mainly composed of high-rise office blocks and government buildings.