Jazīrat ash Shaykh
Jazīrat ash Shaykh is an island in Bahrain. Jazīrat ash Shaykh is situated nearby to the village Askar, as well as near the town Jaww.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Askar and Awali.
Askar
Village
Askar is a village on the southeastern coast of Bahrain, it is now part of Madinat Khalifa. It is also home to the shrine of Sa'sa'a bin Sohan, a companion of Imam Ali.
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 9 km northwest of Jazīrat ash Shaykh.
Ma’ameer
Village
Ma'ameer is a village in Bahrain. Nationally, the village is known for its Industrial Area, which consists of the Bahrain Petroleum Company refinery and a large number of factories, production units such as Awal Ready-mixed Concrete, Eastern Asphalt, Gulf Petrochemical Industrial Corp, Aluminium Bahrain and Al Zamil Aluminium. Ma’ameer is situated 9 km north of Jazīrat ash Shaykh.
Jazīrat ash Shaykh
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Jazirat ash Shaykh”, “Jazirat Ashaikh”, “Jazirat Ashikh”, and “Jazirat Mashaikh”
- Category: landform
- Location: Bahrain, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
26.05° or 26° 3′ northLongitude
50.63222° or 50° 37′ 56″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
7HRG2JXJ+XVGeoNames ID
290110
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In Other Languages
“Jazīrat ash Shaykh” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جَزِيرَة اَلشَّيْخ”
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