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Siege of Eker 2012

Siege of Eker: Eker village siege, Bahrain, 20 Oct 2012
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year2012Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraPost-1945 (1946 onwards)derived from year
LocationBahrainNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
Coordinates26.1459, 50.6041Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Eker refers to the Bahraini security forces imposing a lockdown of the village of Eker, situated about 20 km south of the capital Manama, Bahrain.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Eker (revision 1368287856), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

26.1459, 50.6041 · Bahrain

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