Buri, BahrainBuri is a village located in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The village is said to be one of the oldest in the country.GeographyIt is situated in the Northern Governorate administrative region. The village itself lies west of the town of A'ali.HistoryAccording to John [Gordon Lorimer |J. G. Lorimer]'s 1908 Gazetteer of the [Persian Gulf, Oman and Central Arabia|Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf], Buri was a village located 7 miles southwest of Manama surrounded by date plantations with a few stone houses and 150 huts populated by the Baharna, all being date farmers. There were around 30 donkeys and cattle in the village with an estimated 10,500 date palms.SportBuri has its own sports club and participates in football tournaments.