Dana Mall is an early shopping mall in the Seef District of Manama, the capital city of Bahrain.[1] The exterior of the mall is in Jordanian stone and the interior includes domes and stained glass ceilings.[2]

Dana Mall
Night-time view of the mall from the road
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LocationSeef District, Manama, Bahrain
Coordinates26°13′49″N 50°33′09″E / 26.23015°N 50.55261°E / 26.23015; 50.55261
AddressShaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Highway, Sanabis, Manama, Bahrain
Opening date2002
Total retail floor area390,000 square feet (total area: 700,000 square feet)
Parking1,800 cars
Websitewww.danamall.net

Dana Mall is one of the first established in Bahrain, opened in 2002.[2] It includes a food court,[3] Lulu Hypermarket[4] as the anchor store (the first LuLu store in Bahrain, opened in 2007,[5] expanded in 2020[6]), and restaurants. Dana Mall is the location of the LuLu Group head office in Bahrain.[citation needed]

The complex also includes the Dana Cinema, with 12 screens.[7][8] The cinema has stadium seating with 2,200 seats[2] and is considered the best in Bahrain.[4]

The mall has been the location of ceremonies and events, for example, for World Sight Day.[9] In 2021, the mall was the location of a Brave Combat Federation mixed martial arts workout and conference.[10] Also in 2021, Jameel Al Humaidan, the Bahrain Minister of Labour and Social Development, participated in a ceremony at the mall.[11]

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  1. ^ "Dana Mall". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Shopping Malls in Bahrain – Dana Mall". mybahrain.net. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  3. ^ Nadar, Saravanan. "Dana Mall Food Court Bahrain". YouTube. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Dana – Lulu Hypermarket (Manama)". Wikimapia. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Bahrain: First LuLu hypermarket in Manama inaugurated". Gulf Times. 9 May 2007. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Lulu Hypermarket, Dana Mall Phase 2 Expansion". Bahrain This Month. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Dana Cinema". Dana Mall. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Dana Cineplex – Dana Mall". Gulf Daily News. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  9. ^ Al-Saweer, Abeer (December 2006). "Medical News Corner" (PDF). Bahrain Medical Bulletin. Vol. 28, no. 4. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  10. ^ "BRAVE CF 51 Takes Over Dana Mall With Celebrities and Trash Talk". The Daily Tribune – News of Bahrain. 4 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Labour Minister Honours LuLu's Bahrain Employees". The Daily Tribune – News of Bahrain. 7 November 2021.

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