The decision of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Prime Minister to develop the Manama Market to constitute a strategic turning point in reformulating the relationship between heritage and modernity, and between national identity and economic development. This initiative was not surprising. Rather, it came to activate the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the king of the country, may God protect and preserve him, who has always emphasized in his speeches and initiatives the importance of preserving the Bahraini heritage, caring for tourist areas, promoting cultural identity, and linking them to sustainable development paths.
The Manama Market, one of the main and high -end markets in the Bahraini memory, is not just a commercial center, but rather a mirror of Bahrain’s social and economic history. And heading to develop it with high guidance, means preserving this memory, while re -employing it to keep pace with the times, without losing its soul, and this decision reflects a deep awareness of the importance of heritage in building the future, and establishes a model that can be circulated to other sites in the Kingdom, in a manner that creates an integrated tourism experience, taking into account the privacy of each region, and the visitor gives a multi -detail trip.
The beautiful is the overall picture of what is happening .. These national trends are translated today into concrete projects, such as developing popular markets, restoring heritage homes, and creating cultural paths in cities and villages.
According to the World Tourism Organization, tourism represents more than 10% of global GDP, and provides one in every ten jobs around the world. In Bahrain, tourism is one of the pillars of economic diversification, especially with the Kingdom’s cultural, sea, and heritage ingredients.
There is a wide space for work, for example, encouraging offers for domestic tourism, including discounts on hotels, restaurants and activities, can be made to be accessible to the general public, and to find prices that suit different social segments, especially families and youth, to ensure the comprehensiveness of the tourism experience, and create more weekly or monthly activities in heritage and tourism sites, directed to children, youth and families, such as craft workshops, popular arts shows, competitions, competitions, and competitions Cultural and commercial commodities at competitive prices and others.
Expanding the idea of ​​developing the Manama market must expand to include other sites, according to a vision that takes into account the privacy of each region.
Globally, countries are proud of their old locations, in the center of the country and the authentic villages. In France and Britain, the countryside represents a completely different experience from the capital, and in Singapore one card that gives the visitor a reduced entry into several sites, not one location .. with discounts on transportation and restaurants, and seasonal festivals in Japan, for example, is an unparalleled experience in all the world.
So everyone must conceal for the success of such a movement and such an advanced national vision .. Starting from the engineer who is designed in a manner that respects identity and serves the job, and the official who sets the policies that guarantee the sustainability of projects, the participation of the artist and the painter to give the spirit and beauty to the place, through murals and performances, involve the local community and open the old houses .. the story of Manama .. a story rich in details and rich in experiences .. The best witness to that, and the story of Bahrain is more rich and diverse.
