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Salman City. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Salman Town (Arabic: مدينة سلمان), previously known as Northern City (Arabic: المدينة الشمالية), is a town built on reclaimed islands in northwestern Bahrain. Situated approximately 9 km (5.6 mi) west of the capital, Manama, and built as a social housing project, it is believed to be Bahrain's largest housing project constructed.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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