Well there are not many cinemas in Bahrain compared to the rest of the GCC but at least they exist so that’s something to make one’s weekend happening especially if you are into movies. Movies played in cinema are generally in English with french and Arabic subtitles however exceptions are made when big Hollywood movies are released and translated specifically to Arabic for the audience.
Some of the cinemas in bahrain are located below
- Seef I Cinemas (Telephone contact number: 17582220)
- Al Jazeera Cinemas (Telephone number of the cinema:17331900 )
- Saar Cinemas
- City Center Cinemas Bahrain ( Contact number to book tickets online if applicable as well : 17173242)
- Al Hamra Cinemas
Among these cinemas, the best place to enjoy a movie is in City Centre Cinemas as well as Al Hamra Cinemas, they play all sort of movies including but not limited to English (Hollywood), Hindi (Bollywood) and Arabic.
In order to contact the company running Cinemas in Bahrain aka Cineco, you can reach them via telephone line : 17864666 , alternative numbers to contact them are as follows
Bahrain Mall not to be confused with Bahrain Center / Bahrain City Center is one of the well known malls in Kingdom of Bahrain. Located in heart of Bahrain – Al Seef district, this shopping center is accessible from almost all major highways and roads. The total area occupied by Bahrain Mall is approximately 750.000 square meter with total 125 brand outlets (mostly international brands) located within it. Geant the only hypermarket is located in Bahrain Mall as well.
Dana cinemas one of the most popular cinema chain in GCC and most famous spot to enjoy movies on big screens and comfortable seats in Bahrain. The cinema plays movies varying from English, Hindi and Arabic. Dana Cinemas is located in Dana mall (Bahrain mall) occupying first floor of the mall. Dana cinemas is about 5000 square meter with 12 screens serving close to 420 movie fans at the same time (total seats are 420 in cinema). The sound system in Dana Theaters / cinemas is of high quality and supports latest technology such as DTS surrounds, Dolby Digital sound systems.
Located in Seef district of Bahrain, Bahrain City Centre also often abbreviated as BCC is one of the most prominent and famous shopping mall and tourist spot. BCC opened its door to the public in late 2008 (September 2008), this multistory shopping mall is about 450,000 square meter having approximately 350 retail shops. Most of the brands in BCC are new to Bahrain thereby BCC is now the only spot to access these lavish brands.