Noaim
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Noaim or Al-Noaim (Arabic: النعيم; an-No'aim) is a neighborhood of Bahrain's capital Manama. It is to the west of Manama city center.[1] Due to urban expansion, increasing population, size, and historical conditions, it has become like a semi-district, separate from Manama with many neighborhoods.
The population of Noaim is about 6,000 people. Furthermore, more than ten thousand people who descend from this district live in other areas and villages of Bahrain, the majority of whom have remained in contact with their families, relatives, and friends who still live in the district, and frequently return to visit at religious occasions such as holidays, Ashura and Ramadan.
One of the most important reasons for the isolation of the Noaim from Manama is the construction of the Wall of Manama,[2][failed verification] which divided the neighborhood of Noaim into a southern part within the wall, and a northern part outside the wall. Since most people in the city had professions related to the sea like building ships, pearls trade and fishing, a lot of southern residents moved north outside the wall. Thus, Noaim remained separate from Manama. Few traces of the wall remain, restoring the urban link between Al Noaim and Manama neighborhoods.
The history of the neighborhood is generally vague until the twentieth century due to the lack of records regarding it, the few surviving records were preserved via oral narrations reported through the generations.
The oldest documented event is the death of scholar master Hashem Al-Toblani Al- Bharani (the author of El-Burhan fi Tafseer Al-Quran: Proof in the Interpretation of the Quran) in one of its houses in 1695. He was married to the widow of another scholar from that region (sheikh Ali ben sheikh Abdullah ben sheikh Hussain ben Ali ben Kenbar Al-Dabiri). Ali had a well-known house in the area, in which AL-Toblani passed away. Sheikh Hussain ben Ali Al-Dabiri (sheikh Ali's grandfather) was also a resident of the area.This shows that the area was inhabited and housing a number of scholars for over 400 years.
Origin
According to village elders, the name "Noaim" describes good land, and bliss for its people, the nukhazah (ship captains) and merchants of pearls. It was famous for the beauty of nature and its proximity to the sea.
The village retains its authentic Bahraini identity, although it houses thousands of migrant workers.
