Seef


District in Capital Governorate, Bahrain






Seef


السيف

District

Seef at night
Seef at night

CountryBahrain
GovernorateCapital Governorate

Seef (Arabic: السيف‎) is a commercial district in Manama, the capital city of Bahrain.




Contents





  • 1 Etymology


  • 2 History


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References




Etymology


The word 'seef' means coast or shore in the Gulf Arabic lexicon, similar to 'sahel'.



History


Seef is a result of active land reclamation work starting in the 1980s, which has dramatically changed the Bahrain coastline. Surrounded on three sides by the sea, Seef is a district dominated by office blocks, luxury apartments,[1] hotels[2] and multiple shopping malls.[3]


Rents in Seef (alongside Amwaj Islands) are reportedly the highest in the entire country.[4] Seef is fast developing into a business centre with many local and multinational companies building their offices in the area. Seef is the location of the Almoayyed Tower, which was the tallest building in the country (now replaced by the Bahrain Financial Harbour).[5][self-published source]



See also


  • Seef Mall

  • Bahrain City Centre

  • List of tallest buildings and structures in Bahrain

  • List of tourist attractions in Bahrain


References




  1. ^ Fraser Suites, Seef, Bahrain.


  2. ^ Mercure Grand Hotel Seef, Mercure Hotels.


  3. ^ Seef Mall.


  4. ^ Barazy, Maʻan (2009). Subprimes and real estate bubbles: the behavior of real estate markets in times of crisis. DatalnvestArabia INC. p. 190. |access-date= requires |url= (help).mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  5. ^ Dolton, Alun (2015). Do We Need Architects?: A Journey Beneath the Surface of Architecture. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781503578173.



Coordinates: 26°14′24″N 50°32′13″E / 26.240°N 50.537°E / 26.240; 50.537








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