Shahrakan

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Shahrakan is a village situated in the western side of the Kingdom of Bahrain, south of the village of Malkiya. The village lies in the Northern Governorate administrative region. It has a population of approximately 3,000 people.


The village was a site of unrest during the Bahrain uprising. [1]

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References

  1. "Gang wars rising in Bahrain villages". TradeArabia (via HighBeam Research . 15 January 2012. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2012.

Coordinates: 26°04′34″N50°30′00″E / 26.076°N 50.500°E / 26.076; 50.500