The Mosques of Muharraq II

By Gretell Scott

Aphotographic digital book documents the Arab culture of the oldest part of Bahrain, the island of Muharraq, as Gretell Scott, a professional photographer, sought to photograph of all the beautiful mosques and matams. Although Bahrain is a young country, achieving its independence from British Protectorate status only in 1971, Muharraq’s history is ancient. Extending back 5000 years, the Dilmun civilization took root on the trade routes along the Gulf between Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley. The island’s artesian fresh water wells fed Sumerian myths about Dilmun.

According to myth, the Dilmun never aged, nor became ill, nor suffered pain. The evidence of the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Dilmun graves in other parts of Bahrain refutes the veracity of the Sumerian myth. However, the Sumerian myth later transformed itself into the Garden of Eden parable. Therefore, as some Bahrainis like to say, Muharraq may be the former residence of Adam and Eve.

Included are Google Maps to help the tourist or locals find these locations. Part 1, The Mosques of Muharraq includes stunning photographs and brief descriptions and histories of:

Diyar Mosque
Noor Mosque
Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Grand Mosque
Sayeda Zeinab Mosque
Al Dair Cemetery Mosque
Al Kheef Grand Mosque
Bin Matar Mosque
Matam Rashid Bin Hussain Bin Khatam Mosque
Al Rawdah Mosque
Fatima Al Zahraa Mosque

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gretell Scott
• Release date: Jun 22, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463428689

Gretell Scott

The international author and photographer, Gretell Scott, divides her time between the Middle East, Austria, and the USA. A native Costa Rican, Gretell taught ESL, Spanish, and Elementary grades on three continents. She has a passion for travel and new cultural experiences, that she captures with her pen and through her lens. To discover more about Gretell's latest adventures, follow her blog "Gretell's Travels" on WordPress.

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​​The Mosques of Muharraq

Part Two

The Kingdom of Bahrain

Gretell Scott

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To all of you that have given me reasons to keep writing. 

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su orgullo a nosotros, sus hijos.

To Brian, Melody and Dave the loves of my life.

         The Mosques in the Muharraq Souq

     In my quest to photograph all the mosques in Bahrain, I ended up submerged in the souq of Muharraq. It is the oldest market of this kind in Bahrain. As in all souqs I have visited, it is not a surprise to find every little thing in a souq, even things you didn’t know existed or need it. This part of the island of Muharraq, being the oldest souq in Bahrain, has many different products to offer. It is a nice adventure to