Busaiteen
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Busaiteen (Arabic: البسيتين) is a small town in northern Bahrain. It is located on Muharraq Island, just north of Muharraq City. The town is historically a Sunni-majority area, although in recent years some Shi’ite residents have started moving into Busaiteen however the number of them remains small.
Etymology[edit]
The town's name, "Busaiteen," pertains to the large number of orchards (Basātīn بساتين in Arabic) found in it.
Education[edit]
Busaiteen has to its credit the first school in Bahrain and in the entire Persian Gulf region, which is Al-Hidaya Al-Khalifia School. The Medical University of Bahrain which is a fully owned constituent university of RCSI, opened its new campus in Busaiteen in September 2008. King Hamad University Hospital, established by a royal decree in 2010, is situated in Busaiteen. The hospital is to be joint managed by RCSI Bahrain. It has also Sh. Khalifa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa Institute of Technology.
The Ministry of Education operates area schools. Boys schools in Busaiteen include Al-Busaiteen Primary Boys School, Al-Hidaya Al-Khalifa Secondary Boys School, and Al-Muharraq Technical Secondary Boys School. Girls schools in Busaiteen include Al-Busaiteen Primary Girls School and Al-Busaiteen Intermediate Girls School.[1]
The French School of Bahrain is located in Busaiteen.[2]
Sport[edit]
The town has 2 sport clubs:
Notable People[edit]
Turki al-Binali, Sunni Islamic Scholar [3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Directory Archived September 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine." Ministry of Education. Retrieved on 8 September 2009.
- ^ "French School Access Map" (Archive). French School of Bahrain. Retrieved on April 23, 2015.
- ^ Alwadaei, Sayed Ahmed (2015-11-25). "Opinion | The Islamic State's Bahraini Backers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
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