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Diraz (Arabic: الدراز) is a village on the north west coast of Bahrain. It lies to the east of Budaiya, west of Bar-bar and north of Bani Jamra. It is a predominantly Shia village.
Yusuf Al Bahrani (1695–1772), who led the revival of Akhbari thought within Shia Islam in the Eighteenth century, was a native of the village.[1]
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References
- ^ Juan Cole, Sacred Space and Holy War, IB Tauris, 2007 p67
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Coordinates: 26°13′N 50°28′E / 26.217°N 50.467°E
Abu Saiba · Bani Jamra · Barbar · Budaiya · Diraz · Hamad Town · Hamala · Janabiyah · Jidda Island · Jidhafs · Karrana · Karzakan · Khamis · Malkiya · Sar · Umm an Nasan · Umm as Sabaan ·
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- Populated coastal places in Bahrain
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