BahrainAsia
my city isManama
Flat land at the sea's edge, causeways to nearby islands, and shallow water.
26.2285° N 50.5860° E
Neighbourhoods
- Al Hoora
- Al-Juffair
- Al-Qudaibiya
- Al-Suqayya
- Al Salmaniya
- Umm Al Hassam
- Al Ghurayfah
- Bu Ashira
- Al Mahooz
- Zinj
- Sanabis
- Al-Burhama
المنامة
المنامةManama
Manama, in Arabic: the name Manama goes by at home, set in its own letters and read by a native reader before it's printed.
In words
Manama, in its own words
From Manama's own names, set in its own type: the name it calls itself, its neighbourhoods and its streets from A to Z. Each one a print you can make yours.
The lines
Manama, in our lines
Our own lines, set for Manama. Each one comes on what you wear and what you hang.
Constellation
Every neighbourhood a star, joined nearest to nearest.
About Manama
Flat streets running right out to the water, causeways reaching across to the islands nearby, and the gulf shallow all around the coast. Manama is Bahrain's capital, a desert-climate city on the island's northeastern shore.
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Manama, drawn and spelled out
01 · 8 designs
Twelve neighbourhoods, by name
Manama in words: the sentence, finished, every neighbourhood run together and its name built big. Shaikh Isa Avenue runs longest through the middle of town.
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02 · 10 maps
From above
Manama's streets, drawn eight ways, plus studies of only its water or roads.
03 · 6 designs
26° north, to the degree
Manama, measured: the distance to somewhere else, its year, month by month and how far it is to everywhere else. Its days run from 10½ to 14 hours of light.
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04 · 7 date designs
The day it started
Signed 26.229° N, 50.586° E and set like an invitation: the day you arrived in Manama, married there or moved away. You write the words.
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05 · 14 designs to wear and use
Take it with you
For Al Hoora, Al-Juffair, Al-Qudaibiya and the rest of Manama: crewnecks, tees, hoodies, mugs and stickers, made for you.
- CrewneckThe Chart crewneck, on black
- The Chart crewneckSun Path
- Crest tee
- Tee, left chestThe Sky teeConstellation
- The Sentence crewneck
- Hoodie, left chestThe Field hoodieGrain
- Coordinates hoodie
- Crewneck, left chestThe Sentence crewneckSignal
In Its Own Script mug- Tee, left chestCoordinates teeField notes
- Marquee stickers
- Hoodie, left chestOwn Script hoodieLocal tongue
- The Sentence tee
- Stack crewneckIndex
- Crest crewneck
Ways in
Start from the moment. It opens set up.
Each one has the words, a pin, a date and a style already in place for Manama. Open it, then make every part yours.
New home
The front door
A pin on home, the year you moved in and a welcome under the map.
Moving away
Our corner
The city at night, a pin where everyone used to meet and a line to take with you.
Where we met
The corner
Two inks, a heart on the spot and your names under the map.
Wedding
The stamp
“Married”, the date and your names in a ring of the place and its coordinates.












































