Local time
Sun, 4:56 AM GMT+3Asia/BahrainCityCapital
Manama
26.24° N, 50.58° E
- Population
- 563,920
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 1
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 1 cities of Bahrain in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Bahrain, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Asia/Bahrain
Traveler brief
Only what this atlas can source — no hours, prices, visas or safety advice.
Practical bearings for Manama, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Manama have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name Manama derives from the Arabic word "al-manama", meaning "place of rest" or "place of dreams".
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person