<![CDATA[Muharraq, the former capital of Bahrain, has many development projects in its heritage area that aim to balance culture sustainably. Variation in such projects will address the country's overall shortage of economic resources, particularly in the tourism industry. At the same time, there is a political desire in the Kingdom of Bahrain to make Muharraq a tourist city and seek to link commercial, artistic, and cultural development projects, creating various income sources. Consequently, the commercial streets in Muharraq can host tourism and cultural activities through the open museum concept, encouraging the tourism industry to connect with traditional handicrafts and handmade crafts. The main aim of the research is to address the topic of "the development of commercial streets in the heritage areas to be open museums" as a method to enhance Bahrain's identity and encourage the country's tourism industry. Consequently, this positively impacts the resilience and sustainability goals, which align with Bahrain's 2023 strategy and objectives. After a thorough literature review, the qualitative research method was used to achieve the research goal. In the old Muharraq, Sheik Issa Street was chosen as a case study. The research found that this concept will improve the city's cultural and heritage identity, encourage local handicrafts, especially embroidery and weaving for popular and traditional clothing with a good reputation nationally and internationally, and achieve economic development for the region in general and the city in particular.]]>
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