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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  • Type: Island
  • Description: largest island within the archipelago of Bahrain
  • Also known as: “Al Baḩrain”, “Al Baḩrayn”, “al-Awal Island”, “Awāl”, “Bahrayn”, “Bahrein Island”, “Barejna Insulo”, “Barejno (insulo)”, “Ile de Bahrein”, “Isla de Bahrein”, “Isla de Bahréin”, “Isla de Barein”, “Isla se Al-Awal”, and “Аль-Аваль”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Tree of Life and Bahrain International Circuit.

Photo: കാക്കര, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The in is a 9.75-metre high Prosopis juliflora tree that is over 400 years old.

Photo: Ryan Bayona, CC BY 2.0.
The is a 5.412… is situated 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. is situated 8 km northwest of Bahrain Island.

Town
is a village on the western coast of . is situated 8 km northwest of Bahrain Island.

Bahrain Island

Latitude
26° north
Longitude
50.55° or 50° 33′ east
Population
1,100,000
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
7HRG2H22+22
Geo­Names ID
290372
Wiki­data ID
Q2740693
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Bahrain Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “اَلْبَحْرَيْن”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة البحرين”
  • Basque: “Bahrain uhartea”
  • Catalan: “illa de Bahrain”
  • Catalan: “Illa de Bahrain”
  • Cebuano: “Bahrain Island”
  • Chinese: “巴林島”
  • Croatian: “Bahrein (otok)”
  • Croatian: “Bahrein”
  • Danish: “Bahrain (ø)”
  • Danish: “Bahrain”
  • Dutch: “Bahrain Island”
  • Esperanto: “Insulo Barejno”
  • Estonian: “Bahreini saar”
  • French: “île de Bahreïn”
  • French: “Île de Bahreïn”
  • Galician: “Illa de Bahrain”
  • German: “Bahrain”
  • Greek: “Νήσος Μπαχρέιν”
  • Hebrew: “האי הגדול של בחריין”
  • Japanese: “バーレーン島”
  • Korean: “바레인섬”
  • Lithuanian: “Bahreino sala”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bahrain”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bahrainøya”
  • Persian: “جزیره بحرین”
  • Polish: “Al-Bahrajn”
  • Portuguese: “Barém”
  • Russian: “Бахрейн”
  • Shona: “Chitsuwa che Bhahareyini”
  • Slovak: “Bahrajnský ostrov”
  • Slovenian: “Bahrajn”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Baréin”
  • Swedish: “Bahrain Island”
  • Swedish: “Bahrain”
  • Turkish: “Bahreyn Adası”
  • Ukrainian: “Бахрейн”
  • Vietnamese: “Đảo Bahrain”
  • Wu Chinese: “巴林岛”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Al ‘Amar and Umm Jidr.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bahrain Islands and Al Qārah ash Shamālīyah.

Bahrain: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Manama and Muharraq.

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