Bahrain Island

Bahrain Island, also known as Awal Island and formerly as Bahrein, is the largest island within the archipelago of , and forms the bulk of the country's land mass while hosting the majority of its population.
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  • Island
  • …has about 1,100,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (100 feet)
  • Description: largest island within the archipelago of Bahrain
  • Also known as
    “Al Baḩrain”
    “Al Baḩrayn”
    “al-Awal Island”
    “Awāl”
    “Bahrayn”
    “Bahrein Island”

Places of Interest

Discover Tree of Life and Bahrain International Circuit.
കാക്കര, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The in is a 9.75-metre high Prosopis juliflora tree that is over 400 years old.
Ryan Bayona, CC BY 2.0.
The is a 5.412…
5 km northwest of Bahrain Island
Peak
The is a hill in the of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southern Governorate and Dar Kulaib.
The has the largest area of the four governorates of Bahrain.
Town
is a situated in the western part of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
8 km northwest of Bahrain Island
Town
is a village on the western coast of .
8 km northwest of Bahrain Island

Bahrain Island

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Latitude
26° north
Longitude
50.55° or 50° 33′ east
Open location code
7HRG2H22+22
Geo­Names ID
290372
Wiki­data ID
Q2740693

Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Bahrain Island” goes by many names.
اَلْبَحْرَيْنArabic
جزيرة البحرينArabic
Bahrain uharteaBasque
Illa de BahrainCatalan
Bahrain IslandCebuano
巴林島Chinese
BahreinCroatian
Bahrein (otok)Croatian
BahrainDanish
Bahrain (ø)Danish
Bahrain IslandDutch
Barejna InsuloEsperanto
Barejno (insulo)Esperanto
Insulo BarejnoEsperanto
Bahreini saarEstonian
Île de BahreïnFrench
Illa de BahrainGalician
BahrainGerman
Νήσος ΜπαχρέινGreek
האי הגדול של בחרייןHebrew
バーレーン島Japanese
바레인섬Korean
Bahreino salaLithuanian
BahrainNorwegian Bokmål
BahrainøyaNorwegian Nynorsk
جزیره بحرینPersian
Al-BahrajnPolish
BarémPortuguese
Аль-АвальRussian
БахрейнRussian
Chitsuwa che BhahareyiniShona
Bahrajnský ostrovSlovak
BahrajnSlovenian
Isla de BahréinSpanish
Isla de BaréinSpanish
Isla se Al-AwalSpanish
BahrainSwedish
Bahrain IslandSwedish
Bahreyn AdasıTurkish
БахрейнUkrainian
Đảo BahrainVietnamese
巴林岛Wu Chinese

Localities in the Area

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