{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Adliya |other_name = |native_name = العدلية |nickname = |settlement_type = Neighbourhood |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = Adliya Mosque, Bahrain.jpg |imagesize = 300px |image_caption = Adliya Mosque |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Bahrain |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Bahrain<!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Bahrain |subdivision_type1 = Governorate |subdivision_name1 = Capital Governorate |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|26.21|N|50.58|E|region:BH|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = <!-- accord. to Google Earth--> <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Adliya''' (Arabic: العدلية) is the bohemian neighborhood in Manama, Bahrain.
== Etymology == Adliya is said to mean "place of justice" - although initially it was referred to as Zulm Abad ({{Langx|fa|ظلمآباد}}),<ref name=":9">{{Cite journal |title=تاريخ العرق الفارسي في البحرين |trans-title=History of the Persian race in Bahrain |url=https://hamedkenani.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/d8aad8a7d8b1d98ad8ae-d8a7d984d8b9d8b1d982-d8a7d984d981d8a7d8b1d8b3d98a-d981d98a-d8a7d984d8a8d8add8b1d98ad986.pdf |url-status=live |journal=Al-Waqt |issue=1346 |pages= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612154921/https://hamedkenani.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/d8aad8a7d8b1d98ad8ae-d8a7d984d8b9d8b1d982-d8a7d984d981d8a7d8b1d8b3d98a-d981d98a-d8a7d984d8a8d8add8b1d98ad986.pdf |archive-date=2024-06-12}}</ref>{{rp||page=106}}<ref name=":182">{{Cite web |last=محمد |first=العدلية-سعيد |title=العدلية... من الأرض المظلومة إلى ملتقى العشاق// البحرين |url=http://www.alwasatnews.com/news/282009.html |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=صحيفة الوسط البحرينية |language=ar}}</ref> like other city names of Bahrain with Persian roots,<ref name="Tajer">{{cite book |last=Al-Tajer |first=Mahdi Abdulla |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BNs9AAAAIAAJ&q=bahrain+village+persian+name&pg=PA134 |title=Language & Linguistic Origins In Bahrain |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=1982 |isbn=9780710300249 |pages=134, 135}}</ref><ref name="achomi_fam">{{Cite web |last=ADMIN |date=2016-07-19 |title=Persian (Larestani/Khodmooni) Sunnis – A shaping force in Bahrain |url=https://sonsofsunnah.com/2016/07/19/sunni-larestanikhodmooni-persians-a-shaping-force-in-bahrain/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625195510/https://sonsofsunnah.com/2016/07/19/sunni-larestanikhodmooni-persians-a-shaping-force-in-bahrain/ |archive-date=2024-06-25 |access-date=2024-09-07 |language=en}}</ref> the original name implied that this is a place of "oppression" and was similar to the name of a village in Gotvand County, Khuzestan, Iran – contrary to the original name, this place is not a place of oppression, rather, it has become the city of lovers.<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |last=محمد |first=العدلية-سعيد |title=العدلية... من الأرض المظلومة إلى ملتقى العشاق// البحرين |url=http://www.alwasatnews.com/news/282009.html |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=صحيفة الوسط البحرينية |language=ar}}</ref>
==Overview== The district is a multicultural, busy area, a home to commerce, culture and entertainment, and it is considered one of the four centres of Manama's nightlife. In the last few years, many of the old townhouses have been turned into art galleries, cafes and ''chic'' restaurants, causing some analysts to term the area as being bourgeois.<ref>{{cite web|last=Al Hasan|first=Hasan|title="Chicken nuggets": Bahrain’s lost generation goes mainstream|url=http://www.opendemocracy.net/hasan-tariq-al-hasan/%E2%80%9Cchicken-nuggets%E2%80%9D-bahrain%E2%80%99s-lost-generation-goes-mainstream|publisher=Open Democracy|accessdate=29 July 2013|date=15 May 2013}}</ref><ref name=Walker>{{cite book|last=Walker|first=Jenny|title=Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula.|year=2010|publisher=Lonely Planet|location=Footscray, Vic.|isbn=9781741791457|pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781741791457/page/118 118]|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781741791457|url-access=registration|quote=Adliya.|edition=3rd}}</ref>
As a result of the developing trend, Adliya is known for its clustered cafes, art galleries, bars, pubs, clubs and restaurants, including popular venues, such as BJ's, JJ's, Lilou's, The Meat Co. and Candle's. Adliya attracts many local residents and tourists alike.<ref name=Walker/>
==Galleries== The district is the heartland of art galleries in Bahrain. Notable galleries in the area include the Albareh art gallery, Al Riwaq art gallery, Kalabhavan Bahrain institute amongst others.<ref>{{cite web|title=Art Galleries in Adliya|url=http://www.timeoutbahrain.com/art/search/adliya|publisher=Time Out Bahrain|accessdate=29 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Abode of art' opens in Adliya|url=http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=100087|accessdate=29 July 2013|newspaper=Gulf Daily News|date=30 December 2004}}</ref>
==See also== * List of tourist attractions in Bahrain * Culture of Bahrain
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060323220035/http://www.ancientworlds.net/aw/Post/464590 A bit about life in Adliya], A westerner's perspective of living in Adliya
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