Middle East
Bahrain
Muharraq

Arad Fort

Arad Fort is a 15th-century fort in , . Formerly guarding a separate island of its own, the fort and its surroundings have since been joined to through land reclamation.
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Photo: Abadi Moustapha, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: located on Arad shore
  • Also known as: “Qal‘at ‘Arād” and “Qal`at `Arad”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bahrain International Airport and Al Muharraq Stadium.

Aerodrome
Photo: Fanuc18, CC BY 3.0.
is the of . Located on , adjacent to the capital and the city of , it serves as the hub for the national carrier Gulf Air.

Stadium
, also known as the Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium, is a multi-use situated in , . It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Muharraq Club and Bahrain SC. is situated 590 metres north of Arad Fort.

Museum
Photo: Anthony DeCosta, CC BY 2.0.
The is the largest and oldest public in . It is situated in , adjacent to the National Theatre of Bahrain. Opened on 15 December 1988 by the Emir of Bahrain Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the $30 million museum complex covers 27,800 sq meters and is the country's most popular tourist attraction. is situated 3 km southwest of Arad Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arad and Muharraq.

Town
Photo: Shijaz, Public domain.
is a town in , located on . 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.

Photo: StellarD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a metropolitan area in , an island connected to the northeast of the capital of .

Town
Photo: Ggfdssferf, FAL.
is a town in , located on a sand spit on the southeastern extremity of . The town, which has a large native Sunni population, is well known for its rich sea crabs as well as its clear blue seas. is situated 2½ km east of Arad Fort.

Arad Fort

Latitude
26.25248° or 26° 15′ 9″ north
Longitude
50.62717° or 50° 37′ 38″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
7HRG7J2G+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28657641
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
290156
Wiki­data ID
Q3078134
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Arad Fort” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة عراد”
  • Arabic: “قَلْعَة عَرَاد”
  • Arabic: “قلعه عراد”
  • Chinese: “巴林奧雷堡”
  • Chinese: “阿拉德古堡”
  • Czech: “Pevnost Arad”
  • Czech: “قلعة عراد”
  • French: “Fort d’Arad (Manama)”
  • French: “fort d’Arad”
  • French: “Fort d’Arad”
  • German: “Arad Fort”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο Άραντ”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Arad”
  • Japanese: “アラード要塞”
  • Malayalam: “كوولولولولولولييييش”
  • Persian: “قلعه عراد”
  • Persian: “قلعهٔ عراد”
  • Portuguese: “Forte de Arade”
  • Portuguese: “Qal’at Arad”
  • Romanian: “Arad, fort”
  • Romanian: “Arad, Fort”
  • Romanian: “Fortul Arad”
  • Russian: “Арад”
  • Russian: “Крепость Арад”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte de Arad”
  • Ukrainian: “Калат-Арад”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Arad Fort”. Photo: Abadi Moustapha, CC BY 2.0.