Bahrain Parks
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Discover the Public Parks of Bahrain
Did you know there are over 150 Public Parks in Bahrain?
Bahrain has a growing number of public urban parks where you can enjoy the outdoors. There are places for many activities, for all ages. They are perfect for a family fun day out with a picnic, or simply a healthy stroll. Most parks have plenty of shaded areas, and some are packed with greenery. They are often cooler than the vicinity, and therefore very pleasant. They are beautiful places to catch up on reading or just chat with friends. Many have children playgrounds and even (free) playing fields. The facilities available in each park vary, and this application helps you plan the visits according to your interests.
153 Parks and Counting!
اكتشف الحدائق العامة في البحرين
هل تعلم أنه يوجد أكثر من 150 حديقة عامة في البحرين؟
تزخر مملكة البحرين بعدد متزايد من الحدائق العامة، حيث يمكنك الاستمتاع بالطبيعة في الهواء الطلق. تتوفر في الحدائق العامة أماكن للقيام بالعديد من الأنشطة الترفيهية لجميع الأعمار؛ ولقضاء نزهة مع أفراد العائلة، أو لمجرد جولة فردية. يوجد مناطق مظللة في معظم الحدائق ومغطاة بمساحات خضراء شاسعة. وغالبا ما تكون هذه الحدائق أقل حرارة من المناطق المجاورة، وبالتالي تكون مناسبة وممتعة جدا. الحدائق العامة مكان جميل للاستمتاع بالقراءة والمطالعة، أو للدردشة مع الأصدقاء، ويتوفر في العديد منها مناطق خاصة للعب الأطفال، وايضا الملاعب الرياضية التي يمكن استخدامها بدون رسوم. وتختلف المرافق المتاحة من حديقة إلى أخرى. وسوف يساعدك هذا البرنامج لتخطيط زياراتك حسب رغباتك الخاصة.
What are Urban Parks?
According to Wikipedia,"An urban park/metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens (United Kingdom), is a park in cities and other incorporated places to offer recreation and green space to residents of, and visitors to, the municipality."
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_parkThe Greatest Family Parks
افضل الحدائق العائلية
Parks' Rating and Ranking
أفضل الحدائق العامة وترتيبها
National Ranking of Parks
Votes
National Ranking of Parks
Votes
Ranking of Criteria
Notes
Find the Right Park for You
ابحث عن الحديقة المناسبة لك
هذه الصفحة تساعدك على تحديد الحديقة التي ترغب بزيارتها من خلال اختيار المميزات التي تريدها في الحديقة. حدد نقاط الاهتمام وسوف يتم تحديث الخريطة تلقائيا
This page assists users who would like to explore parks' features to plan a visit. Select the features that you are looking for and the map will auto-update with the locations that match your interest.
Tools for Planners and Designers
أدوات للمخططين والمصممين
Please note that the parks for which we don't yet have an opening date are temporarily classified as opened in 1971.
The data is made publicly available to download, but it must be referenced. The data is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind. By downloading you are bound to these terms.
DownloadCitation
Pinelo Silva, J.; Mestarehi, M.; Cloud platform Bahrain parks: Real-time participatory tool for planning, designing, and managing public parks; Smart Cities Symposium 2018; 22-23 April 2018; University of Bahrain; Sakhir, IET Digital Library; DOI: 10.1049/cp.2018.1399
r - Covariance (Pearson's correlation coefficient)
n - Number of events
Ranking of Criteria
Notes
Technical Documentation
Aims
Bahrain Parks is a project that aims at enriching the environment in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Core components
- Database of relevant environmental information relating to public parks
- Design characteristics;
- Measured, categorized, usage;
- Stated preferences (user ratings).
- Design characteristics;
- Cloud platform that leverages data to information that planners and designers can incorporate in the creations and redevelopment.
Social media efforts to publicize the parks and stimulate their use.
The documentation presented below refers to the platform, a web application.
Main features
- Facilitating data collection directly from the public;
- Facilitating data collection from park managers;
- Storing data;
- Serving data to different stakeholders in a meaningful way to each.
Structure
- Home - General Description
- Families - Quick and easy access to curated selection
- Rating - Allow users to rate parks based on experience
- Explorer - Select parks by features through filtering
- Professional - Analysis and visualization tools for planners, designers and researcheers (embrionic stage)
- More
- Documentation
- About
- Get Involved
- Park Manager (ability to do categorized user counts)
Data Variables - Input
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| Area_m2 | Area of the park in square meters. The area must be continuous. Must not include parking unless this is inside the park walls, with access throught a gate. |
| Area_Shade_m2 | Shaded area in square meters. |
| Date_Open | Year of opening to the public, or latest major works. |
| ID | Identifier (unique internal reference). |
| Food_Bev | Are there any food and beverage commercial facilities within 2 min walk? |
| Governorate | Governorate in which it is located. |
| lat | Latitude (WGS84). |
| Location | Name of place in which it is located. |
| lon | Longitude (WGS84). |
| Name | Official denomination of the park. |
| Picnic_Area_m2 | Area of picnic component in square meters. |
| Playground_Area_m2 | Area of playground component in square meters. |
| T_Access_Private | (T for transportation.) Can the park be accessed by private mode of transportation, such as car? (Yes-No) Implies adequate parking within 2 min walk. |
| T_Access_Public | (T for transportation.) Can the park be accessed by public mode of transportation, such as Bus? (Yes-No) (Bus stop with regular daily service within 2 min walk?) |
| Walk_Length_m | Length of walking facility in meters. |
| WC | Are there W.C. facilities wthin 2 min walk? |
Data Variables - Created
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| Amenities | User rating in stars (1 to 5; 5 best). |
| Cleanliness | User rating in stars (1 to 5; 5 best). |
| Conservation | User rating in stars (1 to 5; 5 best). |
| Playground | Yes-No. Area of playground component (Playground_Area_m2) in square meters > 100. |
| Picnic | Yes-No. Area of picnic component (Picnic_Area_m2) in square meters > 300 (+- 10 * 10 per family: 300m2 = 3 families). |
| Shade | Yes-No. Area of shaded area > 15% of the total are of the park (Area_m2). |
| Vegetation | User rating in stars (1 to 5; 5 best). |
| Walkway | Yes-No. Length of walking facility (Walk_Length_m) in meters > 300m (+- 10 minutes walk without repetition: at 5km/h, 10 min = 300m). |
Notes:
- Non-existing feature(s) = NA
List of Parks Currently Included
The database currently lists the following 153 parks.
Ordered by ID
park_id Name
1 Khalifa Al Kubra Garden
2 Khalifa Park Hidd
3 King Faisal Cornish
4 Al Wafa Garden
5 Mohammed Faris
6 Al Riffa Garden
7 Bokuwara Garden
8 Hunainiyah Park
9 Ahl Al Ataa
10 Sitra Garden
11 Al Esteqlal Walkway
12 Isa Town Jogging Track
14 Dohat Arad
15 Al Ansar Garden
16 Al Bayan Garden
17 Family Garden
18 Hajjeyat Garden
19 Umm Al Nassan Garden
20 Al Muhajereen Garden
21 Aali Walkway
22 Aali Garden
23 Al Hoor Garden
24 Al Shefaa Garden
25 Aali Grand Park
26 Abu Ghazal Garden
27 Umm Ghuwaifa Garden
28 Riffa Walkway Park
29 Al Ahali
30 Isa Town Garden
31 Damastan Park
32 Al Malikyah
33 Al Rawdha Park
34 Abu Sobeh Walkway
35 Hamad Town Walkway 1206
36 Nabih Saleh Walkway
38 Al A'ahd Al Zaher Garden
41 Al Qarya Garden
42 Al Resalah Garden
43 Al Shafee Garden
45 Al Fateh Cornish
46 Al Hoora Garden
47 Al Juffair Garden
48 Al Mahooz Garden
50 Al Qufool Garden
51 Salmanya Park
52 Al Wehda Garden
53 Alzinj Garden
54 Andulus Garden
56 Arad Fort Walkway
58 Arad Al Montazah Garden
60 Askar Garden
61 Awal Square
62 Bait Al Jowder Garden
63 Bani Jamra 537
66 Barbar Garden
67 Baza Garden
68 Isa Town Sitting Area
70 Block 1026
71 Abu Al Aish Park
71 Hidd Al Sughra
73 So High Garden
75 Block 221
76 Bu Ashira Park
80 Al Khalil Garden
81 Budaiya Coast
83 Casino Garden
84 Daih Garden 412
85 Daih Garden 414
86 Dair Park
88 Dar Kulaib Garden
89 Diraz Park
91 Zallaq Garden
93 Garden 5
94 Garden 8
96 Hamad Town Garden Block 1204
97 Hamad Town Park
100 Ibn Al Nafees Garden
101 Jabalt Habshi Garden 433
102 Jau Garden
103 Jidhafs Garden 424
104 Jurdab Garden
107 Maqsha'a Garden 444
108 Marqooban Garden
110 Oqba Bin Nafea Mosque
112 Raas Al Ruman Garden
113 Safrah Garden
114 Sahel Al Ghous Cornish
115 Shahrakan Garden
117 Shaikh Salman Square
118 Um Al Hassam Garden
119 Wadi Alsail Garden
120 Western Aker Garden
121 Zayed Town Garden
122 Qalali Park
123 Khadeja Park
124 Hidd Park
125 Isra Park
126 Zayani Mosque
127 Umm Ish'oom
128 Hessa Al Ammari Garden
130 Jabalt Habshi 435
131 Al Khider Park
132 Al Sanabis Park
133 Al Seef Park
134 Adliya Park
135 Ain Qasary Park
137 Jid Ali 1 Park
138 Jid Ali 2 Park
142 Al Maameer Park
143 Halat Al Naeem
144 Areef Busaiteen Garden
146 Al Sayah A Garden
147 Ibn Aljazari Garden
148 935 Garden
149 Noon Garden
150 Al Dur Walkway
151 Nuwaier Garden
152 Al Osra Garden
153 Al Yasmeen Garden
154 Al Narjes Garden
155 Zallaq Sitting Area
156 Zallaq Sitting Area 2
157 929 Sitting Area
159 Hassan Bin Thabet
160 Al Bin Ali
163 Escan Arad
164 Alaa Al Deen
165 Al Sayah B Garden
166 Al Sayah C Garden
167 Hidd 112
168 Hanging Garden
169 Janabiya 575
170 Shakhurah 481 Garden
171 Jufoor Garden
174 Maqabah Garden 507
175 Badee'a Garden
177 Hamad Town 1211 Walkway
178 Hamad Town 1209 Walkway
179 Hamad Town 1203
180 Bu Qowah 455
181 Sayedah Zainab Garden
182 Karbabad Garden 432
183 Al Joury Garden
184 Jau Walkway
185 Al Dur Sitting Area
186 Askar Walkway
187 Al Bawara Garden
188 Buhair Garden
189 Sakhir Garden
190 Jari Al Shaikh Garden
191 Zallaq Harbor Garden
192 Budaiya Garden 553
193 Adliya Square
Ordered Alphabetically
park_id Name
157 929 Sitting Area
148 935 Garden
22 Aali Garden
25 Aali Grand Park
21 Aali Walkway
71 Abu Al Aish Park
26 Abu Ghazal Garden
34 Abu Sobeh Walkway
134 Adliya Park
193 Adliya Square
9 Ahl Al Ataa
135 Ain Qasary Park
153 Al Yasmeen Garden
38 Al A'ahd Al Zaher Garden
29 Al Ahali
15 Al Ansar Garden
187 Al Bawara Garden
16 Al Bayan Garden
160 Al Bin Ali
185 Al Dur Sitting Area
150 Al Dur Walkway
11 Al Esteqlal Walkway
45 Al Fateh Cornish
23 Al Hoor Garden
46 Al Hoora Garden
183 Al Joury Garden
47 Al Juffair Garden
80 Al Khalil Garden
131 Al Khider Park
142 Al Maameer Park
48 Al Mahooz Garden
32 Al Malikyah
20 Al Muhajereen Garden
154 Al Narjes Garden
152 Al Osra Garden
41 Al Qarya Garden
50 Al Qufool Garden
33 Al Rawdha Park
42 Al Resalah Garden
6 Al Riffa Garden
132 Al Sanabis Park
146 Al Sayah A Garden
165 Al Sayah B Garden
166 Al Sayah C Garden
133 Al Seef Park
43 Al Shafee Garden
24 Al Shefaa Garden
4 Al Wafa Garden
52 Al Wehda Garden
164 Alaa Al Deen
53 Alzinj Garden
54 Andulus Garden
58 Arad Al Montazah Garden
56 Arad Fort Walkway
144 Areef Busaiteen Garden
60 Askar Garden
186 Askar Walkway
61 Awal Square
175 Badee'a Garden
62 Bait Al Jowder Garden
63 Bani Jamra 537
66 Barbar Garden
67 Baza Garden
70 Block 1026
75 Block 221
7 Bokuwara Garden
76 Bu Ashira Park
180 Bu Qowah 455
81 Budaiya Coast
192 Budaiya Garden 553
188 Buhair Garden
83 Casino Garden
84 Daih Garden 412
85 Daih Garden 414
86 Dair Park
31 Damastan Park
88 Dar Kulaib Garden
89 Diraz Park
14 Dohat Arad
163 Escan Arad
17 Family Garden
93 Garden 5
94 Garden 8
18 Hajjeyat Garden
143 Halat Al Naeem
179 Hamad Town 1203
178 Hamad Town 1209 Walkway
177 Hamad Town 1211 Walkway
96 Hamad Town Garden Block 1204
97 Hamad Town Park
35 Hamad Town Walkway 1206
168 Hanging Garden
159 Hassan Bin Thabet
128 Hessa Al Ammari Garden
167 Hidd 112
71 Hidd Al Sughra
124 Hidd Park
8 Hunainiyah Park
100 Ibn Al Nafees Garden
147 Ibn Aljazari Garden
30 Isa Town Garden
12 Isa Town Jogging Track
68 Isa Town Sitting Area
125 Isra Park
130 Jabalt Habshi 435
101 Jabalt Habshi Garden 433
169 Janabiya 575
190 Jari Al Shaikh Garden
102 Jau Garden
184 Jau Walkway
137 Jid Ali 1 Park
138 Jid Ali 2 Park
103 Jidhafs Garden 424
171 Jufoor Garden
104 Jurdab Garden
182 Karbabad Garden 432
123 Khadeja Park
1 Khalifa Al Kubra Garden
2 Khalifa Park Hidd
3 King Faisal Cornish
174 Maqabah Garden 507
107 Maqsha'a Garden 444
108 Marqooban Garden
5 Mohammed Faris
36 Nabih Saleh Walkway
149 Noon Garden
151 Nuwaier Garden
110 Oqba Bin Nafea Mosque
122 Qalali Park
112 Raas Al Ruman Garden
28 Riffa Walkway Park
113 Safrah Garden
114 Sahel Al Ghous Cornish
189 Sakhir Garden
51 Salmanya Park
181 Sayedah Zainab Garden
115 Shahrakan Garden
117 Shaikh Salman Square
170 Shakhurah 481 Garden
10 Sitra Garden
73 So High Garden
118 Um Al Hassam Garden
19 Umm Al Nassan Garden
27 Umm Ghuwaifa Garden
127 Umm Ish'oom
119 Wadi Alsail Garden
120 Western Aker Garden
191 Zallaq Harbor Garden
91 Zallaq Garden
155 Zallaq Sitting Area
156 Zallaq Sitting Area 2
126 Zayani Mosque
121 Zayed Town Garden
UI Features Draft (site map)
Tab 1 - Home
1. Location map
2. Text
Tab 2 - Families
1. Map with location of filetered parks
2. List of facilities (filtering criteria)
Tab 3 - Explorer
1. Check box features
1.2. Walking track (Yes-No)
1.3. Playground (Yes-No)
1.4. Shading (shading area at least 30% of total area) (Yes-No)
1.5. W.C. facilities within 2 min walk (Yes-No)
1.6 Length Walking Track (m)
1.6. Food/Beverage (within 2 min walk) (Yes-No)
2. Reactive map
Tab 4 - Tools for Researchers
1. Multi-choice filtering
1.1. All fields
2. Reactive map
3. Reactive table
4. Reactive ploting facility
Tab 5 - Ranking
1. Park Review: Qualitative voting facility - Park user feedback
Tab 6 - Documentation
1. Technical Documentation
1.1. Input Variables
1.2. Created Variables
1.3. Draft of U.I.
Tab 7 - About
1.1. Uni, College, Deptm
1.2. Goals
1.3. Team / Author / Creator / Maintainer
1.4. Contributors
1.5. License
1.6. Citation
Tab 8 - Get Involved
1.1. Looking for collaborators (skills)
1.2. Feedback on application
Tab 9 - Park Manager
1.1. Counting Facility
1.1.1. Select park
1.1.2. Confirm selection (visually)
1.1.3. Do counts
1.1.4. Submit counts
1.1.5 View total counts for park slected
Link
About the Project
عن المشروع
Motivation
The project reflects the interest of the College of Engineering, University of Bahrain, on the built environment of the country.
The web application is developed in house at University of Bahrain, by a team of researchers and students.
Aims
Objectives
Team
Research Project Coordinator: Dr Joao Pinelo Silva , Assistant Professor, University of Bahrain.
App Author, Creator and Developer: Dr Joao Pinelo Silva, Assistant Professor, University of Bahrain.
App Maintainer: Dr Joao Pinelo Silva, Assistant Professor, University of Bahrain.
Researchers
Mr Motaz Mestarehi, Research Assistant Bahrain Parks - Head of data collection and field surveys, and surveyor
Dr Abdel Hadi, Arabian Gulf University
Dr Fatema Albalooshi, Assistant Professor, University of Bahrain,
Photo Credits
Motaz Mestarehi, Research Assistant Bahrain Parks Duaa Al Barzangi, PhotographerPast Student Collaborators
Mnera Al Hammadi, student at University of Bahrain - Social media guru Maryam Abdulla, student at University of Bahrain - Social media guru Samar Qutub, student at University of Bahrain - Social media guru Zahra Faisal, Student B.Sc. Architecture at University of Bahrain Arch. Samana Haideri, Graduate B.Sc. Architecture at University of Bahrain Mariam Altamimi, Student B.Sc. Architecture at University of Bahrain Arch. Marwa Almodaweb, Graduate B.Sc. Architecture at University of Bahrain - Data collection Arch. Amira Alzari, Graduate B.Sc. Architecture at University of Bahrain - Data collection Mariam Folath, Student B.Sc. Architecture at University of Bahrain - Data collection Fatima Nick, Student B.Sc. Architecture at University of Bahrain - Data collection Nabeel Khan, Student B.Sc. Architecture at University of Bahrain - Data collectionProject Ambassadors
Her Excellency Shaikha Maram Bint Isa Al-Khalifa, Secretary General of the National Initiative for Agricultural Development.
Mrs Faiza Al-Saeed, Mosaic artist, former Head of Human Resources at Ahli United Bank.
Friends of the Project
Ms Wafa AlGhatam, University of Bahrain.
Dr Noor Aldoy, University of Bahrain.
Mr Hedi Talbi, University of Bahrain.
Mrs Sonia Lamela, Lecturer, University of Bahrain.
Public Releases
Pre-Beta Version Launched on: 21 August 2016
Officially Launched on:
Last Updated on: 2019-10-22 10:58:04
Lincese
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Citation
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person to use the data made available by the application. Users are obliged to cite the origin of the data as decsribed below.
Pinelo Silva, J.; Mestarehi, M.; Cloud platform Bahrain parks: Real-time participatory tool for planning, designing, and managing public parks; Smart Cities Symposium 2018; 22-23 April 2018; University of Bahrain; Sakhir, IET Digital Library; DOI: 10.1049/cp.2018.1399
Getting Involved
If you like this application and would like to help making it, please use the button below to email the Project Coordinator.
At the moment, we are looking for the following skills in particular:
We welcome varied backgrounds and skill sets. Feel free to get in touch even if your skill is not mentioned above. However, please note that we do require that all participants offer a minimum of two hours weekly to the project. If you write to us, please make sure to include the following on the email:
Reporting Inaccuracy
Have you found some information on the app that is not quite right? Please do let us know! We do our best to keep the data accurate and the list of parks up to date. However, if you found some imprecision, please report it by using the 'Report' button below. If you write to us, please make sure to describe the issue as accurately as possible , and (if available) please include the source of the new information so that it can be verified: Report