List of islands of Bahrain

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This is a list of islands of the Kingdom of Bahrain , which includes most of the archipelago known as the Bahrain Islands. [1] The Kingdom consists of 33 natural islands and a number of man-made ones.

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Islands

In addition to the Bahrain Islands, the Kingdom consists of:

IslandCapitalOther CitiesArea (km2)Proportion of total area (2014)PopulationProportion of total population (2014)Comments
Bahrain Island Manama Jidhafs, Sanabis, Al Budaiya, Tubli, Isa Town, A'ali, Madinat Hamad, Riffa, Malkiya 590.776% [2] 940,00076%Largest island of the archipelago.
Al Dar Island Folk island resortFalkland beach0.040%00%
Amwaj Islands Floating City Najmah, Tala, Wardeh, Hamama, Dalphene, Farasha4.310.5%10,0001%Artificial island.
Diyar Al Muharraq Diyar Al Muharraq 12.01.5%00%Artificial island
Durrat Al Bahrain Atol 1 Atol 2, Atol 3, Atol 4, Atol 5, Atol 6, Petal 1, Petal 2, Petal 3, Petal 4, Petal 5, Durrat Al Bahrain resort20.02.5%8700%Artificial group of islands
Halat Nuaim Halat Nuaim Halat Seltah 0.270%1,0000%Formerly two separate islands.
Hawar Dawhat Hawar 53.57%4,0000.3%
Jidda Island Jidda Island Palace0.480%00%
King Fahd Causeway Border Station0.880%100%
Muharraq Island Muharraq Al Dair, Busaiteen, Samaheej, Galali, Al Hidd, Arad 49.36%200,00016%
Nabih Saleh Nabih Saleh Juzayyirah 1.30%3,0000%Formerly the separate islands of Nabih and Saleh [1]
Northern City Northern City7.01%1000%
Nurana Islands South NuranaNorth Nurana2.320%00%
Prince Khalifa Bin Salaman Causeway Al Hidd water park0.350%00%
Qassar al Qulay`ah Qassar al Qulay`ah 0.130%00%
Reef Islands Lulu Island Bahrain Bay, Arcapita beach2.070%3,0000%(also known as Lulu Island)
Sitra Al Kharijiya Halat Umm al Bayd, Mahazza, Al Garrya, Marquban, Abul Aish, Wadyan, Sufala, Al Hamriya 14.62%81,0007%
South Sitra Island South Sitra Palace0.10%00%
Umm an Nasan Umm an Nasan 20.03%100%
Umm as Sabaan Umm as Sabaan 0.230%30%
Bahrain Lagoon 0.00%00%Proposed artificial island
Other Islands Al-Garum Islands Mashtan islands, Yusuf 0.420%00%
Bahrain Manama 780.0100%1.240,000100%
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Bahrain map 2014

Former islands

Islands that once existed but which now, because of land reclamation, are no longer separated from larger land masses:

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 EB (1911).
  2. "Bahrain's Initial Communications to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change" (PDF). Kingdom of Bahrain. March 2005.
  3. Mapcarta
  4. Gillespie, Carol Ann (2002). Bahrain. Infobase. p. 19. ISBN   9781438104843.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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