Umm as Sabaan
Umm as Sabaan is an islet in Bahrain. It lies off the north western corner of Bahrain Island, near Budaiya village, and east of Jidda Island, located in the Persian Gulf. It is 15 km west of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Bahrain
- Also known as: “Al Muhammadiyah”, “Jazīrat ar Rakā”, “Jazīrat ar Raqah”, “Raka Island”, “Umm aş Şabbān”, “Umm as Subban”, “Umm Sabaan Island”, “Umm Saban”, “Umm-al-Ṣubbān”, “Джазират-эр-Рака”, “Рака”, “Умм-Ас-Суббан”, “Умм-Соббан”, “Умм-эс-Саббан”, and “Умм-эс-Суббан”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Jidda Island.
Jidda Island
Island
Jidda Islands are a group of three small uninhabited… Jidda Island is situated 3½ km west of Umm as Sabaan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Budaiya and Al Qurayyah.
Al Qurayyah
Village
Al Qurayyah is a small village situated in western Bahrain. Al Qurayyah is situated 3 km east of Umm as Sabaan.
Janabiyah
Village
Janabiyah is a village situated in the north-west of Bahrain, close to the Gulf of Bahrain. Janabiyah is situated 3½ km southeast of Umm as Sabaan.
Umm as Sabaan
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern, Bahrain, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
26.19944° or 26° 11′ 58″ north
Longitude
50.43611° or 50° 26′ 10″ east
Open location code
7HRG5CXP+QC
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Umm as Sabaan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “اَلْمُحَمَّدِيَّة”
- Arabic: “جزيرة أم الصبان”
- Bengali: “উম্ম আস সাব্বান”
- Cebuano: “Al Muḩammadīyah”
- Dutch: “Umm as Sabaan”
- Hebrew: “אום א-צבאן”
- Hebrew: “אום אל סבאן”
- Persian: “امالصبان”
- Russian: “Мухаммадия”
- Spanish: “Umm as Sabaan”
- Swedish: “Al Muḩammadīyah”
- Urdu: “ام الصبان”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Al Qurayyah and Bani Jamra.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Dawḩat al Budayyi‘ and Ra’s al Budayyi‘.
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Worth a closer look: Manama and Muharraq.
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