Askar

Askar is a village on the southeastern coast of , 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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Bahrain
  • Also known as: “‘Askar”, “`Askar”, “Al ‘Askar”, and “Askar, Bahrain”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Awali and Ma’ameer.

Town
is a small municipality located approximately in the centre of the Kingdom of Bahrain, a small island in the . 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. is situated 7 km northwest of Askar.

Village
Ma'ameer is a village in . 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. is situated 8 km north of Askar.

Village
is a village located in , close to ; it was formerly part of the . is situated 9 km north of Askar.

Askar

Latitude
26.05723° or 26° 3′ 26″ north
Longitude
50.61708° or 50° 37′ 2″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
7HRG3J48+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 658841597
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
290304
Wiki­data ID
Q4807125
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Askar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عسكر”
  • Arabic: “عَسْكَر”
  • Arabic: “قرية عسكر”
  • Dutch: “Aksar”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Askar i Bahrain”
  • Russian: “Аскар”

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