Arad

Arad 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.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: town in Bahrain
  • Also known as: “‘Arād”, “`Arad”, “Arad, Bahrain”, “Sār”, “Άραντ, Μπαχρέιν”, and “阿拉德”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Bahrain International Airport and Arad Fort.

Aerodrome
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is the international airport of .

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is a 15th-century fort in Arad, .

Stadium
, also known as the Sheikh Ali bin…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Halat Al-Sletah and Al Hidd.

Suburb
Halat Nuaim-Seltah is a island.

Town
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is a town in , located on a sand spit…

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is a metropolitan area in , an island…

Arad

Latitude
26.25361° or 26° 15′ 13″ north
Longitude
50.63886° or 50° 38′ 20″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
7HRG7J3Q+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1934092516
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
290316
Wiki­data ID
Q2263927
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Arad” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عراد”
  • Arabic: “عَرَاد”
  • Chinese: “阿瑞德海湾”
  • Chinese: “阿瑞德海灣”
  • Czech: “Arad”
  • Dutch: “Arad”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “عراد, البحرين”
  • Greek: “Άραντ”
  • Hebrew: “עראד (בחריין)”
  • Hebrew: “עראד”
  • Indonesian: “Arad, Bahrain”
  • Japanese: “アラード”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Arad i Bahrain”
  • Persian: “عراد”
  • Russian: “Арад”
  • Spanish: “Arad”
  • Urdu: “عراد، بحرین”

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Places to explore: Al-Hidd and Block 101.

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