Work on a BD75 million ($199 million) beach resort in Bahrain is expected to start early next year.

The project, financed by Bahraini company A A Janahi Holdings, will be built on an area of around 800,000 sq m at Al Dafna Al Hamra, in the northern area of Budaiya.
The new resort, which has not yet been named, will feature a luxury hotel, a large park, a marina for yachts, restaurants and around 1,000 furnished flats.
Construction is expected to take around two-and-a-half years to complete.
The project has been designed by Al Wafa International Investment Company.
It will be built on a piece of 20-year-old reclaimed land owned by A A Janahi Holdings and was approved by both the Housing and Urbanisation Committee and the Northern Municipal Council.