List of islands of Bahrain

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.

Islands

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

  • The Hawar Islands, split between Bahrain and Qatar, most of which were granted to Bahrain by an international court in 2001.
  • The Amwaj Islands, an artificial island chain which is already settled and in the final phase of construction.
IslandCapitalOther CitiesArea (km²)Proportion of total area (2014)PopulationProportion of total population (2014)Comments
Bahrain IslandManamaJidhafs, Sanabis, Al Budaiya, Tubli, Isa Town, A'ali, Madinat Hamad, Riffa, Malkiya590.776%[2]94000076%the biggest island of the archipelago
Al Dar IslandFolk island resortFalkland beach0.040%00%
Amwaj IslandsFloating CityNajmah, Tala, Wardeh, Hamama, Dalphene, Farasha4.310.5%100001%Artificial Island
Diyar Al MuharraqDiyar Al Muharraq12.01.5%00%Artificial Island
Durrat Al BahrainAtol 1Atol 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 NuaimHalat NuaimHalat Seltah0.270%10000%these 2 islands recently connected.
HawarDawhat Hawar53.57%40000.3%
Jidda IslandJidda Island Palace0.480%00%
King Fahd CausewayBorder Station0.880%100%
Muharraq IslandMuharraqAl Dair, Busaiteen, Samaheej, Galali, Al Hidd, Arad49.36%20000016%
Nabih SalehNabih SalehJuzayyirah1.30%30000%Formerly the separate islands of Nabih and Saleh[1]
Northern CityNorthern City7.01%1000%Construction workers in trailers
Nurana IslandSouth NuranaNorth Nurana2.320%00%
Prince Khalifa Bin Salaman CausewayAl Hidd water park0.350%00%
Qassar al Qulay`ahQassar al Qulay`ah0.130%00%
Reef IslandsLulu IslandBahrain Bay, Arcapita beach2.070%30000%(also known as Lulu Island)
SitraAl KharijiyaHalat Umm al Bayd, Mahazza, Al Garrya, Marquban, Abul Aish, Wadyan, Sufala, Al Hamriya14.62%810007%
South Sitra IslandSouth Sitra Palace0.10%00%
Umm an NasanUmm an Nasan20.03%100%
Umm as SabaanUmm as Sabaan0.230%30%
Bahrain Lagoon0.00%00%Future Artificial planned Island
Other IslandsAl-Garum IslandsMashtan islands, Yusuf0.420%00%
BahrainManama780.0100%1240000100%
Bahrain map 2014

Former islands

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


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. ↑ Bahrain. Chelsea House. 2002. p. 19.

References

  • Wikisource Holdich, Thomas Hungerford (1911), "Bahrein Islands", in Chisholm, Hugh, Encyclopædia Britannica, 3 (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 212

See also

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