Al Qala

Al Qala (Arabic: القلعة‎) is a village in northern Bahrain that is most famous for being the location of the Bahrain Fort, the country's first UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[1] The village is also the site of expansion, with multiple housing projects being constructed in its vicinity, some of which was delayed because of the archaeological sites in the village.^[2] The village lies under the Northern Governorate administrative region.

References

↑ Larsen, Curtis E. Life and Land Use on the Bahrain Islands: The Geoarcheology of an Ancient Society. University of Chicago Press. p. 47. ISBN 9780226469058.
↑ "Shaikha Mai Receives Al Qala'a Village's Residents". Bahrain News Agency. Retrieved 8 February 2013.

Settlements in the Northern Governorate of Bahrain

Abu Baham Abu Saiba Al Hajar Al Markh Al Musalla Al Qadam Al Qala Al Qurayyah Bani Jamra Barbar Budaiya Bu Quwah Buri Dar Kulaib Diraz Dumistan Hamad Town Hamala Hillat Abdul Saleh Janabiyah Jannusan Jasra Jid Al-Haj Jidda Island Jidhafs Karrana Karzakan Khamis Malkiya Muqsha Sar Sadad Sehla Shahrakan Shakhura Tashan Umm an Nasan Umm as Sabaan Zallaq

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