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Procession route (Masar mawakib al- aza )
Mushbir Canal (Nahar Mushbir)
Quarters in expansion
Warehouse District
Political Agency
(Bayt al-Dawlah)
N
3
2 1
12
Masjid al- Id 14
13
11
15
Shi i Graveyard
16
17
Qasr Shaykh Hamad
ethos of cooperation and association which promoted civic values and
shared codes of morality. While this ethos dictated a modus vivendi based
upon patterns of consensus which often eluded tribal diktat, merchant
patrons as urban leaders accommodated the presence of the tribal govern-
ment by acting as the intermediaries between the Al Khalifah family and
the population.
