Muharraq Island

Muharraq Island, formerly known as Moharek, is the second largest in the archipelago of after . It lies 4 km east of the capital, , on .
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  • Island
  • …has 200,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 8 metres (26 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Moharek”
  • Also known as
    “‘Arad”
    “Al Muḩarraq”
    “Al-Muḩarrak”
    “Jazirat al Muharraq”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bahrain International Airport and Arad Fort.
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is the international airport of .
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is a 15th-century fort in , .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muharraq and Busaiteen.
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is a metropolitan area in , an island…
or Beseytin is a small town in northern .
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is a town in , located on a sand spit… is situated 4 km southeast of Muharraq Island.

Muharraq Island

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Latitude
26.2714° or 26° 16′ 17″ north
Longitude
50.6303° or 50° 37′ 49″ east
Open location code
7HRG7JCJ+H4
Geo­Names ID
290171
Wiki­data ID
Q1344111

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Muharraq Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة المحرق”
  • Arabic: “جَزِيرَة اَلْمُحَرَّق”
  • Armenian: “Մուխարակ (կղզի)”
  • Armenian: “Մուխարակ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Muharrak adası”
  • Basque: “Muharraq uhartea”
  • Catalan: “illa d’al-Muharraq”
  • Catalan: “Illa d’al-Muharraq”
  • Catalan: “Illa de Muharraq”
  • Cebuano: “Jazīrat al Muḩarraq”
  • Chinese: “穆哈拉格岛”
  • Chinese: “穆哈拉格島”
  • Croatian: “Muharak”
  • Croatian: “Muharraq”
  • Croatian: “Otok Muharak”
  • Czech: “Al-Muharraq”
  • Czech: “Muharrak (ostrov)”
  • Danish: “Muharraq (ø)”
  • Danish: “Muharraq”
  • Dutch: “Muharraq Island”
  • Esperanto: “Muharraka Insulo”
  • French: “île de Muharraq”
  • French: “Île de Muharraq”
  • German: “Al-Muharraq”
  • Greek: “Νησί Μουχάρακ”
  • Hebrew: “מוחארק”
  • Japanese: “ムハッラク島”
  • Japanese: “メヘレク島”
  • Korean: “무하라크섬”
  • Lithuanian: “Muharako sala”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Muharraq”
  • Persian: “جزیره محرق”
  • Polish: “Al-Muharrak”
  • Polish: “Dżazirat al-Muharrak”
  • Portuguese: “Muarraque (ilha)”
  • Portuguese: “Muarraque”
  • Russian: “Мухаррак”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Muharak”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Muharraq”
  • Swedish: “Jazīrat al Muḩarraq”
  • Swedish: “Muharraq”
  • Turkish: “Muharrek Adası”
  • Western Armenian: “Մուհարրաք (կղզի)”
  • Western Armenian: “Մուհարրաք”
  • Wu Chinese: “穆哈拉格岛”

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