Şāfirah
Şāfirah is a locality in Southern Governorate, Bahrain. Şāfirah is situated nearby to the town Awali, as well as near the locality Ar Rifā‘ al Gharbī.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rifa Fort and The Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia.
Rifa Fort
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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 northeast of Şāfirah.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia
Church
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The Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Awali, Bahrain, dedicated to Our Lady of Arabia. It serves as the seat of the Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia. The Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia is situated 3 km south of Şāfirah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Awali and Riffa.
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 2½ km southeast of Şāfirah.
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.Şāfirah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Safiah”, “Safirah”, and “Safrah”
- Location: Southern Governorate, Bahrain, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
26.105° or 26° 6′ 18″ northLongitude
50.53861° or 50° 32′ 19″ eastElevation
29 metres (95 feet)Open location code
7HRG4G4Q+2CGeoNames ID
290133
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In Other Languages
“Şāfirah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “صَافِرَة”
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Localities in the Area
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