Ajam (Bahrain)

Ajam (Bahrain)

The Ajam (ArB|عجم) are a community of Bahraini Persians in Bahrain. They have traditionally been merchants living in a specific quarters of Manama and Muharraq. The Persians mostly adhere to the Shia sect of Islam. They are different from the Huwala, who are Persians who migrated from Persia and are of Sunnis.

In addition to this, many names of ancient villages in Bahrain are in Persian. It is said that these names were influenced during the Safavid rule of Bahrain (1501-1722). i.e. Karbabad, Salmabad, Karzakan, Duraz, Barbar, ... etc. In which it indicates that the history of Ajams are much more older.

References

* "Persians and the space of city in Bahrain c.1869-1937", in Transnational Connections and the Persian Gulf (2005) ISBN 0415331358

ee also

* Huwala
* Baharna
* History of Bahrain
* Iranian Kuwaitis
* Ajam

External links

* [http://www.ajambh.info/ Ajam Al Bahrain]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ajambh Ajam Al Bahrain Group]
* [http://persianzone.com/ Forum for Bahrain Ajam]
* [http://www.ajambh.tk/ Ajam AlBahrain]
* [http://www.panoramio.com/photo/1807833 Matam Al Ajam Al Kabeer, officially recognised in 1881]
* [http://al-imam.net/media/1426/muh/3/pic11.jpgMatam Al Ajam Al Kabeer]


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