Jurdab

Jurdab (Arabic: جرداب) is a village located in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It neighbors the villages of Jid Ali and Sanad and the 9th area in Isa Town, to the south of the capital Manama.

Etymology

The name Jurdab is believed to have originated from the Persian word گرداب (Ger-dab) meaning whirlpool.[1]

History

In J. G. Lorimer's Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf (1908), he writes that Jurdab consisted of 30 reed huts inhabited by the Baharna, whom were date palm cultivators. There were an estimated 2,230 date palms in the village.[2]

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References
  1. Holes, Clive (2001). Dialect, culture, and society in eastern Arabia ([Online-Ausg.]. ed.). Boston: Brill. p. XXXII. ISBN 9789004107632.
  2. Lorimer, John Gordon. "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908' [221] (244/2084)". Qatar Digital Library. British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers. Retrieved 12 May 2018.

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