Madinat Isa (Arabic: مدينة عيسى‎) is a city in the Central Governorate of the Kingdom of Bahrain, southwest of Manama. Founded in 1963, population over 40,000 (2010).

Etymology
The city was named after Isa ibn Salman Al-Khalifa, King of Bahrain from 1961 to 1999.

History
Madinat Isa appeared thanks to state funding and was built according to the master plan. In the future, he became an example for more ambitious projects – the cities of Hamad and Fasht al-Adham. The founding ceremony of the city was held on December 16, 1963. The first residents moved into their homes in 1968.
The city is mostly inhabited by wealthy middle class people. It is built up mainly with private houses. After the 2002 elections, the city was one of the few where Islamist or right-wing parties did not receive all the mandates. One seat went to Abdnabi Salman, a representative of the former communist Democratic Bloc. In the 2006 election, ex-Harvard professor Dr. Munira Fahro of the Va’ad Party lost in disputed circumstances to Salah Ali, a representative of the Sunni Islamist Al-Menbar Party.
Until 1988, the city was one of the 12 municipalities of Bahrain, separated from the municipality of Al-Mintaka-Al-Wusta. It is currently part of the Central Governorate.

Sights
In Madinat Isa, there is a famous oriental market. There are also many private schools in Bahrain, including the Indian School, New Indian School, Pakistan School and Pakistan Urdu School, Sacred Heart School, Ibn Khuldun National School, Bahrain Bayan School, Naseem International School and St. Christopher’s School. All schools are concentrated in a small area, which also includes the local campus of the University of Bahrain. Madinat Isa is home to the central offices of the National Driving School and the Traffic Directorate. The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Information are located here, as well as the transmitting station of Bahraini radio and television. Other landmarks in the city besides the market are the Bahrain National Stadium and the Bahrain Polytechnic University, founded on the site of the old Bahrain University.

In Madinat Isa there are houses of famous musicians: Saudi singer Rashed Al-Majid, Bahraini guitarist Khalid Al-Tawadi and drummer of the Brothers Band (Arabic فرقة الأخوة‎) Aviel Hassan.

Fire in the city market
On July 15, 2012, a fire broke out in the Madinat Isa market. As a result, more than 450 stores were affected, the total damage amounted to hundreds of thousands of dinars. Dozens of firefighters and about 30 fire engines were involved in the extinguishing, which lasted more than 5 hours. There were no reports of casualties, although two firefighters were hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning. According to a subsequent assessment, two-thirds of the market was destroyed.

Bahraini Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa set up a special investigation team to investigate the incident.