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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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”, and “Umm-al-Ṣubbān”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jidda Island.
Jidda Island
Island
Jidda Islands are a group of three small uninhabited islets in Bahrain, lying to the west of Bahrain Island and just north of Umm an Nasan in the Persian Gulf. They are 17.5 km west of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island. Jidda Island is situated 3½ km west of Umm as Sabaan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Markh and Saar.
Al Markh
Village
Photo: Mohd Almosawy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al Markh is one of the oldest and smallest villages of Bahrain. It neighbors Budaiya highway and the village of Duraz to the north, Saar and Magaba highway to the east, the villages of Bani Jamra and Al Garya to the west, and the village of Saar to the south. Al Markh is situated 4½ km east of Umm as Sabaan.
Saar
Village
Photo: Stefan Krasowski, CC BY 2.0.
Sar or Saar is a residential town in Bahrain, to the west of the capital, Manama. It is known for its beautiful landscaping and greenery. Saar is situated 6 km east of Umm as Sabaan.
Jid Al-Haj
Village
Jid Al-Haj is one of the smallest villages of Bahrain. Jid Al-Haj is situated 8 km northeast of Umm as Sabaan.
Umm as Sabaan
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern, Bahrain, Middle East, Asia
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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: “Джазират-эр-Рака”
- Russian: “Мухаммадия”
- Russian: “Рака”
- Russian: “Умм-Ас-Суббан”
- Russian: “Умм-Соббан”
- Russian: “Умм-эс-Саббан”
- Russian: “Умм-эс-Суббан”
- Spanish: “Umm as Sabaan”
- Swedish: “Al Muḩammadīyah”
- Urdu: “ام الصبان”
Localities in the Area
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