Al Buhayr
Al Buhayr is a sabkha in Southern Governorate, Bahrain. Al Buhayr is situated nearby to the locality Umm ‘Abd Allāh, as well as near the village Sanad.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bahrain National Stadium and Al-Hekma International School.
Bahrain National Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Chanad, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Bahrain National Stadium is the national stadium of Bahrain, located in Riffa. It can accommodate 24,000 spectators and is used mostly for football matches.
Al-Hekma International School
School
Al Hekma International School is a co-educational international school offering an American curriculum from Pre-school to High School. The school was founded in 1985 and is accredited by the Bahraini Ministry of Education and by two accreditation organizations: Middle States Association for Accreditation of Colleges & Schools and North Central Association in the United States.
Rifa Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Riffa Fort also known as, Shaikh Salman bin Ahmed Fateh Fort or Qal'at ar-Riffa, is a fort in Riffa, Bahrain. The fort is situated on a cliff overlooked the desert valley between East Riffa and West Riffa. Rifa Fort is situated 3½ km south of Al Buhayr.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanad and Jurdab.
Sanad
Village
Sanad is a town in Bahrain. The town neighbors Isa Town, Riffa and Jurdab. Sanad is mainly a residential area. There is a mangrove forest on the sea shores of Sanad and the area which is environmentally protected attracts large flocks of flamingo birds.
Jurdab
Village
Jurdab is a village located in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It neighbors the villages of Jid Ali and Sanad and the 9th area in Isa Town, to the south of the capital Manama.
Riffa
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Riffa is the second-largest city in the Kingdom of Bahrain in terms of area. The city is divided into three parts: East Riffa, West Riffa and North Riffa.
Al Buhayr
- Type: Sabkha
- Also known as: “Al Bahair” and “Al Buhair”
- Category: landform
- Location: Southern Governorate, Bahrain, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.15° or 26° 9′ northLongitude
50.56667° or 50° 34′ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
7HRG5H28+2MGeoNames ID
290367
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Al Buhayr” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “اَلْبُهَيْر”
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