Siyadi Mosque and Siyadi House, Muharraq, Bahrain
Siyadi Mosque and Siyadi House or Bayt Siyadi, built for the pearl merchant Abdullah bin Isa Siyadi, on the Pearling Path in Muharraq, Bahrain. The mosque was built under Isa and Jassim bin Ahmad Siyadi and was completed in 1865 and rebuilt in 1910. A majlis or meeting hall was also built here in 1850 and extended in 1921. The house was built in 1931 is is still a private residence. Muharraq is a city on the Pearling Path and with a strong history of pearl diving and pearl trade, where 17 buildings form part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site celebrating the pearl trade. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13441879
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45126642
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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
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Photograph by Manuel Cohen
