 The Baharna are closely related to the Shia of Qatif, and even speak a similar dialect.Baharna live in Manama, almost all the villages of the main island of Bahrain, several villages in the island of Muharraq in the north and in the island of Sitra to the east.They speak similar dialects, with slight variations between villages, although the villages of Sitra have dialects which differ considerably from those of the main island.