Al-Qudaibiya Palace
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Al-Qudaibiya Palace or Gudaibiya Palace is a palace in Gudaibiya
, Manama
, Bahrain
. Located off Bani Otbah Avenue and Al Fatih Highway, it lies west of the Al Fateh Grand Mosque and southwest of the Old Palace of Manama and the Andalus Garden and Manama Cemetery. It is a light pink palace with a pearl-coloured, onion-shaped dome. For decades the palace has hosted some of the most important political and economy-related conferences in the country, having a prominent role in the foreign affairs of the country.The proclamation of the accession of Shaikh Salman, after his father's death in February 1942 was made from the steps of the Gudaibiya Palace, read by the ruler's uncle, Shaikh Mohammad bin Isa. It has a major political function; the King's cabinet usually meets every Sunday at the palace and Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa has an office at the palace.
The landscaping of the Gudaibiya Palace grounds was carried out, between September 2007 and September 2008, by the Ministry of Works.
During the 2011 unrest in Bahrain, thousands protested outside the palace from February 14, with demonstrators waving flags and chanting "Down Hamad! Down Hamad!", in reference to Bahrain's King Hamad. Others shouted "Hey Khalifa, get out! Get out!" in reference to the Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa.
Gudaibiya
Gudaibiya is a neighbourhood in Manama, the capital city of Bahrain.An older part of the city, yet it is one of the busy areas, Gudaibiya is a bustling highly cosmopolitan area and home to many new arrivals in the Kingdom, as well as government offices including parliament. It has large numbers of...
, Manama
Manama
Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 155,000 people.Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population...
, Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
. Located off Bani Otbah Avenue and Al Fatih Highway, it lies west of the Al Fateh Grand Mosque and southwest of the Old Palace of Manama and the Andalus Garden and Manama Cemetery. It is a light pink palace with a pearl-coloured, onion-shaped dome. For decades the palace has hosted some of the most important political and economy-related conferences in the country, having a prominent role in the foreign affairs of the country.The proclamation of the accession of Shaikh Salman, after his father's death in February 1942 was made from the steps of the Gudaibiya Palace, read by the ruler's uncle, Shaikh Mohammad bin Isa. It has a major political function; the King's cabinet usually meets every Sunday at the palace and Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa has an office at the palace.
The landscaping of the Gudaibiya Palace grounds was carried out, between September 2007 and September 2008, by the Ministry of Works.
During the 2011 unrest in Bahrain, thousands protested outside the palace from February 14, with demonstrators waving flags and chanting "Down Hamad! Down Hamad!", in reference to Bahrain's King Hamad. Others shouted "Hey Khalifa, get out! Get out!" in reference to the Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa.