Sehla

A South Sehla farm

Sehla (Arabic:سهلة) is a village located in the north of Bahrain, on the outskirts of the capital city Manama. It is located in the Northern Governorate administrative region and is west of Khamis. The village is divided into two sections; North Sehla and South Sehla. This is due to the construction of a highway that passes through the village's centre.[1]

Subdivisions

Sehla is divided into two sections:

  • North Sehla - Most trading facilities and schools are located in this part of the village.[2][3]
  • South Sehla - It is the smaller part of the two divisions, comprising predominately of farmland.

Political activity

In 2008, protestors clashed with police in the village, which left three cars and a workshop burned down.[4]

Infrastructure

The highway passing through the village is currently scheduled for expansion work.[1]

Notable residents

  • Jameel al-Nasser - In 2004, he broke the world record for the longest non-stop talk given by a person in 66 hours, breaking previous record-holder Zimbabwean Errol Muzawazi, who spoke on Polish democracy for 62 hours. He had spoken about neurolinguistic programming in Arabic during the 66 hours.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sehla Highway project". Zawya. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Kingdom Pride Center Homepage". KPR. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Al Sehla PG Report" (PDF). Quality Assurance Authority. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Using force will not solve problems". WAM – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Chatty Bahraini claims record". BBC News. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

Coordinates: 26°12′07″N 50°32′02″E / 26.202°N 50.534°E / 26.202; 50.534


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