Diraz

Duraz الدراز
Village
Duraz
Coordinates: 26°13′07″N 50°28′32″E
Country	Bahrain
Governorate	Northern Governorate
Population
• Estimate  ()	18,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (Bahrain Standard Time)

Diraz (Arabic: الدراز, also spelled Duraz) is the biggest and most populated village on the northwest coast of Bahrain. It lies to the east of Budaiya, west of Barbar and north of Bani Jamra. Two Dilmun era archaeological sites, namely Diraz Temple and Ain Umm Sujoor, and Ain Umm Aldajaj are located in this village. Duraz is also known for its people's unique Bahraini dialect which can be easily recognized as it is quite different from its neighbouring villages.

It is a suburb inhabited by Bahraini Shiites with a minority of Asian immigrants

Etymology

Diraz (Persian: دراز) in Persian means Long or lengthy.^[1]

See also

• List of cities in Bahrain
• Diraz Temple

References

• Faroughy, Abbas. The Bahrein Islands (750 - 1951) A Contribution To The Study of Power Politics in the Persian Gulf page 11. Verry, Fisher & Co. (New York) 1951

Specific

1. "دراز - معنی در دیکشنری آبادیس". abadis.ir. Retrieved 2024-09-18.

External links

• Diraz website