Bani Jamra
Bani Jamra is a village in the north-west of Bahrain. It is east of Budaiya and south of Diraz. It is in the Northern Governorate. Before the discovery of oil in Bahrain, most of the people were involved in farming, especially date palms. Bani Jamra is also famous as a center of traditional fabric weaving, a rapidly dying art.
Bani Jamra
بني جمرة | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Bani Jamra Location in Bahrain | |
| Coordinates: 26°12′41″N 50°27′35″E | |
| Country | Bahrain |
| Governorate | Northern Governorate |
Almost all of the people of Bani Jamra are Baharna Shias. Leading cleric and political activist Abdul Amir al-Jamri, and his son Mansoor Al-Jamri are from the village.
References
- Bani Jamra Cloth Weaving Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Bani Jamra website Archived 2007-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
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