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65% of Bahraini citizens have benefited from housing facilities in the past five decades

H.E. Eng. Basim Bin Yacob AlHamer, Minister of Housing, revealed that 65% of citizens in Bahrain have availed the benefits of housing facilities in the past five decades. From the 1960's to the 1990's three housing cities have been built by the Kingdom of Bahrain for the citizens

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Published 29 May 2019, 8:00 · Updated 22:15

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65% of Bahraini citizens have benefited from housing facilities in the past five decades

H.E. Eng. Basim Bin Yacob AlHamer, Minister of Housing, revealed that 65% of citizens in Bahrain have availed the benefits of housing facilities in the past five decades.

From the 1960’s to the 1990’s three housing cities have been built by the Kingdom of Bahrain for the citizens.

Dozens of residential complexes, financial aid and allocation of residential plots aimed at diversifying housing options for citizens.

2014 witnessed the distribution of 40, 000 Housing Units delivered in the shortest period as per His Majesty the King's Directives.

The government’s first steps in providing social housing services to citizens was in the implementation of the “Isa Town” project in 1963, since then the Housing Ministry has achieved great strides.

The year 2025 will witness the completion of the five residential towns; Al Madina Al Shamaliya, Madinat Khalifa, East Hidd, East Sitra and Al Ramli District.

These 5 towns will feature modern architectural designs, and provide contemporary facilities and amenities to cater to the health, education and social needs of their self-contained communities.

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