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: “Arad, fort”, “Fort d’Arad (Manama)”, “Qal‘at ‘Arād”, “Qal`at `Arad”, “قلعهٔ عراد”, and “巴林奧雷堡”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bahrain International Airport and Al Muharraq Stadium.

Aerodrome
Photo: Fanuc18, CC BY 3.0.
is the international airport of .

Stadium
, also known as the Sheikh Ali bin… is situated 590 metres north of Arad Fort.

Museum
Photo: Anthony DeCosta, CC BY 2.0.
The is the largest public… 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 .

Photo: StellarD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a metropolitan area in , an island…

Suburb
Halat Nuaim-Seltah is a island.

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”
  • Chinese: “阿拉德古堡”
  • Czech: “Pevnost Arad”
  • 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”
  • Portuguese: “Forte de Arade”
  • Portuguese: “Qal’at Arad”
  • Romanian: “Arad, Fort”
  • Romanian: “Fortul Arad”
  • Russian: “Арад”
  • Russian: “Крепость Арад”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte de Arad”
  • Turkish: “Arad Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Калат-Арад”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Al-Hidd and Busaiteen.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Yacoob Al Banna Cold Store and Geant / Seef Mall.

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Worth a closer look: Manama and Muharraq.

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