City Centre Bahrain

Shopping mall in Manama, Bahrain

City Centre Bahrain

Location| Manama, Bahrain
Coordinates| 26°13′59.85″N 50°33′14.10″E﻿ / ﻿26.2332917°N 50.5539167°E﻿ / 26.2332917; 50.5539167
Opening date| 1 September 2008
Developer| Majid Al Futtaim Group
Owner| Majid Al Futtaim Group
No. of stores and services| 350
Total retail floor area| 158,000 m2 (1,700,000 sq ft)[1]
No. of floors| 3
Website| citycentrebahrain.com

City Centre Bahrain is a shopping mall located in the Seef District of Manama, in the Kingdom of Bahrain.[2] It is owned and run by Majid Al Futtaim Properties, which owns several shopping malls across the Middle East.[3][4]

## History

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The shopping centre opened in September 2008 to be the largest in Bahrain.[3] It claims 340 retail outlets, including anchors hypermarket Carrefour and luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue,[5][6] both the first in Bahrain, as well as 60 dining outlets.[7][8]

The mall is designed to accommodate weekend visitors from Saudi Arabia across the King Fahd Causeway by featuring two Kempinski hotels and an indoor water park.[9]

## Entertainment

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Entertainment facilities include:

* Magic Planet is a family entertainment centre for kids and family.[10][11][4]
* Wahoo! Waterpark is a 15,000 square metre climate-controlled indoor/outdoor water park. (Closed since 2022)[4][12]
* A 20-screen Cineco Cinema is spread across 8,000 square metres.[4][13]
* It is home to over 40 exclusive brands, including 60 dining options and many quick snack break options.

## Incidents

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* A fire broke out in a restaurant chimney on 8 January 2020 and was extinguished within 55 minutes. The mall was evacuated as a precaution and there were no reported casualties.[14]

## References

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1. ^ "About us". City Centre Bahrain. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
2. ^ "Bahrain City Centre". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
3. ^ a b July 24, Michael Gerrity; Et, 2014 12:57 Pm. "Bahrain's Retail Sector Top Commercial Market Performer". World Property Journal.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. ^ a b c d "City Centre Bahrain". Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
5. ^ "Saks opens store in Bahrain". Chain Store Age. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
6. ^ "Saks Fifth Avenue Mobile". www.saksfifthavenue.com. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
7. ^ "Carrefour to open in Bahrain". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
8. ^ "About us". Majid Al Futtaim Shopping Malls. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
9. ^ The Report: Bahrain 2009. Oxford Business Group. p. 187\. ISBN 978-1-907065-03-3. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
10. ^ "Save MORE with the ENTERTAINER!". the ENTERTAINER.
11. ^ "Magic planet - Review of City Centre Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain". TripAdvisor.
12. ^ "Wahoo water park in Bahrain". Time Out Bahrain. 31 May 2009.
13. ^ "Film & TV". Time Out Bahrain.
14. ^ "VIDEO: Fire at City Centre Mall in Bahrain's Seef put out in 55 minutes". Construction Week Online Middle East. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

## External links

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* City Centre Bahrain official website

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Shopping malls in Bahrain

Manama|

* The Avenues
* The Bahrain Mall
* City Centre Bahrain
* Dana Mall
* Juffair Mall
* Seef Mall

Elsewhere|

* Sitra Mall
* Al Enma Mall

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