Sehla (Arabic:سهلة) is a village located in the north of Bahrain, on the outskirts of the capital city Manama. It is located in the Northern Governorate administrative region and is west of Khamis. The village is divided into two sections; North Sehla and South Sehla. This is due to the construction of a highway that passes through the village's centre.[1]
Subdivisions
editSehla is divided into two sections:
Political activity
editIn 2008, protestors clashed with police in the village, which left three cars and a workshop burned down.[4]
Infrastructure
editThe highway passing through the village is currently scheduled for expansion work.[1]
Notable residents
edit- Jameel al-Nasser - In 2004, he broke the world record for the longest non-stop talk given by a person in 66 hours, breaking previous record-holder Zimbabwean Errol Muzawazi, who spoke on Polish democracy for 62 hours. He had spoken about neurolinguistic programming in Arabic during the 66 hours.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sehla Highway project". Zawya. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Kingdom Pride Center Homepage". KPR. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Al Sehla PG Report" (PDF). Quality Assurance Authority. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Using force will not solve problems". WAM. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Chatty Bahraini claims record". BBC News. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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