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Al - Sakhir palace (also known as Sakhir palace), was the principal home of the Khalifa royal family in the country of Bahrain. The palace lies in the Sakhir desert region of Western Bahrain, southwest of Sadad, Shahrakan and Dar Kulaib, the nearest town to it.
The construction of the building began in 1870, as one of the most eminent buildings in the country. It was a work of a specialist group of builders of the Ruyan group headed by Zar Hydar Banna, who were also responsible for the Shayak Khalaf al-Asfur house. The palace was built in the traditional Islamic fashion which was common in the Middle East, white, consisting mainly of grand arches and columns, a dome and an imposing minaret which towers above. The majlis (a private place where guests, usually male, are received and en
