Jazīrat Umm ash Shajar
Jazīrat Umm ash Shajar is a section of an island in Bahrain. Jazīrat Umm ash Shajar is situated nearby to the town Al Hidd, as well as near the locality Ḩālat as Sulţah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arad Fort and Al Muharraq Stadium.
Arad Fort
Photo: Abadi Moustapha, CC BY 2.0.
Arad Fort is a 15th-century fort in Arad, Bahrain. Formerly guarding a separate island of its own, the fort and its surroundings have since been joined to Muharraq Island through land reclamation. Arad Fort is situated 3½ km northwest of Jazīrat Umm ash Shajar.
Al Muharraq Stadium
Stadium
Al Muharraq Stadium, also known as the Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium, is a multi-use stadium situated in Arad, Bahrain. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Muharraq Club and Bahrain SC. Al Muharraq Stadium is situated 4 km northwest of Jazīrat Umm ash Shajar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Hidd and Arad.
Al Hidd
Town
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Al Hidd is a town in Bahrain, located on a sand spit on the southeastern extremity of Muharraq Island. The town, which has a large native Sunni population, is well known for its rich sea crabs as well as its clear blue seas.
Arad
Town
Photo: Shijaz, Public domain.
Arad is a town in Bahrain, located on Muharraq Island. It was originally a small farming village inhabited by Baharna Shia, but later expanded to include new middle-class housing, which brought with it a large Sunni population. Arad is situated 3 km northwest of Jazīrat Umm ash Shajar.
Muharraq
Photo: StellarD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Muharraq is a metropolitan area in Bahrain, an island connected to the northeast of the capital of Manama.
Jazīrat Umm ash Shajar
- Type: Section of an island
- Also known as: “Jazirat Umm ash Shajar”, “Um el Shajar”, “Umm al-Shadjar”, “Umm ash Shahin”, “Umm ash Shanin”, “Umm ash-Shagar”, and “Umm Shajar”
- Category: landform
- Location: Bahrain, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
26.231° or 26° 13′ 52″ northLongitude
50.65177° or 50° 39′ 6″ eastOpen location code
7HRG6MJ2+9PGeoNames ID
290083
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In Other Languages
“Jazīrat Umm ash Shajar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جَزِيرَة أُمّ اَلشَّجَر”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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