Editing Manama (section)

== Culture ==
[[File:BabAlBahrain1.jpg|thumb|300px|Bab Al Bahrain]]
The country attracts a large number of foreigners and foreign influences, with about half of the population hailing from abroad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manama {{!}} Bahrain, Population, & Map {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Manama |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> Alcohol is legal in the country, with bars and nightclubs operating in the city. Bahrain gave women the right to vote in elections for the first time in 2002. [[Association football|Football]] is the most popular sport in Manama (and the rest of the country), with three teams from Manama participating in the [[Bahraini Premier League]].

Notable cultural sites within Manama include the [[Bab Al Bahrain]] and the adjacent [[souq]] area. In the 2010s, the historic core of Manama underwent revitalisation efforts alongside the [[Manama souq]], which were due to be completed in 2020.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Report: Bahrain 2012 |date=2012 |publisher=Oxford Business Group |isbn=978-1-907065-58-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bZlnZ4j_fJYC&q=manama+culture+revitalisation&pg=PA178 |access-date=11 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Manama Souq revamp will be finished by mid-2020 |url=https://www.timeoutbahrain.com/news/428537-manama-souq-revamp-will-be-finished-by-mid-2020 |access-date=11 March 2020 |work=Time Out Bahrain }}</ref> The [[Manama souq|central areas]] of Manama are also the main location for [[Muharram in Bahrain|Muharram processions in the country]], attracting hundreds of thousands of people annually from Bahrain and across the Gulf.