Bi’r Umm Ghuwayfah
Bi’r Umm Ghuwayfah is a well in Southern Governorate, Bahrain. Bi’r Umm Ghuwayfah is situated nearby to the locality Şāfirah, as well as near Ar Rifā‘ al Gharbī.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dilmun Burial Mounds and Rifa Fort.
Dilmun Burial Mounds
Cemetery
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Dilmun Burial Mounds are a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising necropolis areas on the main island of Bahrain dating back to the Dilmun and the Umm al-Nar culture. Dilmun Burial Mounds is situated 3½ km west of Bi’r Umm Ghuwayfah.
Rifa Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Riffa Fort also known as, Shaikh Salman bin Ahmed Fateh Fort or Qal'at ar-Riffa, is a fort in Riffa, Bahrain. The fort is situated on a cliff overlooked the desert valley between East Riffa and West Riffa. Rifa Fort is situated 3 km east of Bi’r Umm Ghuwayfah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riffa and Hamad Town.
Riffa
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Riffa is the second-largest city in the Kingdom of Bahrain in terms of area. The city is divided into three parts: East Riffa, West Riffa and North Riffa.
Hamad Town
Madinat Hamad or Hamad Town is a primarily commuter city within northern Bahrain. It was a municipality of Bahrain in the central part of the country. Split from the municipality of Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah in 1991, its territory is now in the Northern Governorate.Awali
Town
Awali is a small municipality located approximately in the centre of the Kingdom of Bahrain, a small island in the Persian Gulf. Founded in the 1930s by the Bahrain Petroleum Company, it is populated mostly by workers of various nationalities from around the world whose skills were needed in the setting up and running of the refinery at Sitrah. Awali is situated 4 km southeast of Bi’r Umm Ghuwayfah.
Bi’r Umm Ghuwayfah
- Type: Well
- Also known as: “Umm Ghuwaifa”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Southern Governorate, Bahrain, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
26.11667° or 26° 7′ northLongitude
50.53333° or 50° 32′ eastElevation
44 metres (144 feet)Open location code
7HRG4G8M+M8GeoNames ID
290079
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In Other Languages
“Bi’r Umm Ghuwayfah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بِئْر أُمّ غُوَيْفَة”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Şāfirah and Ar Rifā‘ al Gharbī.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Şuwayfirah and ‘Ayn Umm Majrá.
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