Ghuraifa

Ghuraifa

Ghuraifa

Village in Capital Governorate, Bahrain

Ghuraifa (Arabic: الغريفة) is a village in Bahrain that has now been subsumed into the Juffair suburb of Manama, Bahrain. Its Bahraini inhabitants are Baharna Shia.

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The village and its descendants have produced a number of prominent Twelver clerics, including:

The village lies west of the United States Naval Support Activity Bahrain base, and south of the Bahrain School.

References

  1. [1]
    Abdullah al Ghuraifi.
  2. [2]
    James Glanz, Top Shiite Cleric's Aide Killed, and Shiite Office Attacked, New York Times, July 2, 2005.


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