Bani Jamra is a village in the north-west of 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...

. It lies east of Budaiya and south of Diraz

Diraz

Diraz is a village on the north west coast of Bahrain. It lies to the east of Budaiya, west of Bar-bar and north of Bani Jamra. It is a predominantly Shia village....

. It is administered under the Northern Governorate

Northern Governorate

The Northern Governorate is one of the five governorates of Bahrain. It includes parts of the former municipalities of Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Al Mintaqah al Wusta, Al Mintaqah al Shamaliyah, Jidd Haffs and Madinat Hamad....

. Before the discovery of oil in Bahrain, most of inhabitants were involved in farming, especially date palm

Date Palm

The date palm is a palm in the genus Phoenix, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit. Although its place of origin is unknown because of long cultivation, it probably originated from lands around the Persian Gulf. It is a medium-sized plant, 15–25 m tall, growing singly or forming a clump with...

s. Bani Jamra is also famous as a center of traditional fabric weaving, a rapidly dying art.

Almost all of the inhabitants of Bani Jamra are Baharna

Baharna

The Bahrani are the indigenous Shi'a inhabitants of the archipelago of Bahrain and the oasis of Qatif on the Persian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia . The term is sometimes also extended to the Shi'a inhabitants of the al-Hasa oasis. They are all Arabic speaking, and some claim descent from Arab tribes...

 Shias. Leading cleric and political activist Abdul Amir al-Jamri

Abdul Amir al-Jamri

Sheikh Abdul Amir al-Jamri was the 'spiritual leader' of Bahrain's Twelver Shi'a population and the 1990s Intifada. He is the father of Mansoor Al-Jamri, editor-in-chief of the Al Wasat daily newspaper.- Biography :...

, and his son Mansoor Al-Jamri

Mansoor Al-Jamri

Mansoor al-Jamri was born in Bahrain on 17 December 1961. He is the son of Bahrain's spiritual Shi'a leader, Sheik Abdul-Amir Al-Jamri.Mansoor is the Editor-in-Chief of the independent Bahraini daily newspaper Al Wasat...

are from the village.