Eker
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Eker (Arabic: العكر), sometimes spelled Ekar,[1] is an area in Bahrain, located near the villages of Nuwaidrat, Ma'ameer and the island of Sitra.
It is divided into 2 regions: East Eker and West Eker, with Shias making up the majority of the former's population.[2]
In 2012 a bombing targeted riot police in the area, injuring 7 policemen, 3 of them seriously.[1]
References
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- ^ حركة التشيُّع في الخليج العربي ( دراسة تحليليّة نقديّة ) (in Arabic) By Abdulaziz al-Badah, p. 253.
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