Malkiya, Bahrain

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In 2007, protests broke out in the area when a powerful member of the [[Al Khalifa family|Bahraini royal family]] tried to seize some of the coastline of the village.<ref>{{cite news|last=Law|first=Bill|title=Riots reinforce Bahrain rulers' fears|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1558179/Riots-reinforce-Bahrain-rulers-fears.html|accessdate=19 October 2010|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=22 July 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Malkiya villagers stage protest|url=http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=184851|accessdate=19 October 2010|newspaper=[[Gulf Daily News]]|date=10 June 2007|archive-date=9 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609111437/http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=184851|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The village is also home to the grave and shrine of [[Zayd ibn Suhan]], one of the companions of [[Ali]].

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[[Category:Populated places in the Northern Governorate]] [[Category:Populated coastal places in Bahrain]]