Bahrain_City_Centre

City Centre Bahrain

City Centre Bahrain

Shopping mall in Manama, Bahrain

City Centre Bahrain is a shopping mall located in the Seef District of Manama, in the Kingdom of Bahrain.[2] It is owned and run by Majid Al Futtaim Properties, which owns several shopping malls across the Middle East.[3][4]

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History

The shopping centre opened in September 2008 to be the largest in Bahrain.[3] It claims 340 retail outlets, including anchors hypermarket Carrefour and luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue,[5][6] both the first in Bahrain, as well as 60 dining outlets.[7][8]

The mall is designed to accommodate weekend visitors from Saudi Arabia across the King Fahd Causeway by featuring two Kempinski hotels and an indoor water park.[9]

Entertainment

Entertainment facilities include:

Incidents

  • A fire broke out in a restaurant chimney on 8 January 2020 and was extinguished within 55 minutes. The mall was evacuated as a precaution and there were no reported casualties.[14]

References

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    "About us". City Centre Bahrain. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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    "Bahrain City Centre". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
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    July 24, Michael Gerrity; Et, 2014 12:57 Pm. "Bahrain's Retail Sector Top Commercial Market Performer". World Property Journal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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    "City Centre Bahrain". Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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    "Saks opens store in Bahrain". Chain Store Age. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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    "Saks Fifth Avenue Mobile". www.saksfifthavenue.com. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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    "Carrefour to open in Bahrain". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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    "About us". Majid Al Futtaim Shopping Malls. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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    The Report: Bahrain 2009. Oxford Business Group. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-907065-03-3. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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    "Save MORE with the ENTERTAINER!". the ENTERTAINER.
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    "Magic planet - Review of City Centre Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain". TripAdvisor.
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    "Wahoo water park in Bahrain". Time Out Bahrain. 31 May 2009.
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    "Film & TV". Time Out Bahrain.
  14. [14]
    "VIDEO: Fire at City Centre Mall in Bahrain's Seef put out in 55 minutes". Construction Week Online Middle East. Retrieved 12 January 2020.


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