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Busaiteen

Coordinates: 26°16′19″N 50°36′32″E / 26.272°N 50.609°E / 26.272; 50.609
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Busaiteen or Beseytin (Arabic: البسيتين) is a small town in northern Bahrain. It is located on Muharraq Island, just north of Muharraq City. The town is historically a Sunni-majority area, although in recent years some Shi’ite residents have started moving into Busaiteen however the number of them remains small.

Etymology

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The town's name, "Busaiteen," is claimed to pertain to the large number of orchards (Basātīn بساتين in Arabic) found in it, however, just like other city names of Bahrain,[1][2] it is possible that it has Persian roots, as it sounds (pronunciation wise) more like "Beseytin" a village in Khozestan, Iran.

Education

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Busaiteen has to its credit the first school in Bahrain and in the entire Persian Gulf region, which is Al-Hidaya Al-Khalifia School. The Medical University of Bahrain which is a fully owned constituent university of RCSI, opened its new campus in Busaiteen in September 2008. King Hamad University Hospital, established by a royal decree in 2010, is situated in Busaiteen. The hospital is to be joint managed by RCSI Bahrain. It has also Sh. Khalifa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa Institute of Technology.

The Ministry of Education operates area schools. Boys schools in Busaiteen include Al-Busaiteen Primary Boys School, Al-Hidaya Al-Khalifa Secondary Boys School, and Al-Muharraq Technical Secondary Boys School. Girls schools in Busaiteen include Al-Busaiteen Primary Girls School and Al-Busaiteen Intermediate Girls School.[3]

The French School of Bahrain is located in Busaiteen.[4]

Sport

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The town has 2 sport clubs:

Notable People

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Turki al-Binali, Sunni Islamic Scholar [5]

References

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  1. ^ Al-Tajer, Mahdi Abdulla (1982). Language & Linguistic Origins In Bahrain. Taylor & Francis. pp. 134, 135. ISBN 9780710300249.
  2. ^ ADMIN (2016-07-19). "Persian (Larestani/Khodmooni) Sunnis – A shaping force in Bahrain". Archived from the original on 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  3. ^ "Directory Archived September 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine." Ministry of Education. Retrieved on 8 September 2009.
  4. ^ "French School Access Map" (Archive). French School of Bahrain. Retrieved on April 23, 2015.
  5. ^ Alwadaei, Sayed Ahmed (2015-11-25). "Opinion | The Islamic State's Bahraini Backers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-31.

26°16′19″N 50°36′32″E / 26.272°N 50.609°E / 26.272; 50.609