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Northern

The Northern Governorate is one of the four governorates of Bahrain. It includes parts of the former municipalities of Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Al Mintaqah al Wusta, Al Mintaqah al Shamaliyah, Jidd Haffs and .
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  • Type: State with 380,000 residents
  • Description: governorate of Bahrain
  • Also known as: “Al Muhafazah ash Shamaliyah”, “al Muḩāfaz̧ah Ash Shamālīyah”, and “Northern Governorate”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include British School of Bahrain.

School
The is a selective, coeducational, independent kindergarten-through-Year 13 school for students between the ages of 3 and 18 located in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saar and Al Markh.

Village
Photo: Stefan Krasowski, CC BY 2.0.
Sar or is a residential town in , to the west of the capital, . It is known for its beautiful landscaping and greenery.

Village
Photo: Mohd Almosawy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is one of the oldest and smallest of . It neighbors highway and the village of Duraz to the north, Saar and Magaba highway to the east, the villages of and Al Garya to the west, and the village of Saar to the south.

Village
is a village located in the Kingdom of Bahrain, an island country in the . Batelco, Bahrain's largest telecommunications company, has its headquarters based in .

Northern

Latitude
26.1779° or 26° 10′ 41″ north
Longitude
50.4613° or 50° 27′ 41″ east
Population
380,000
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
7HRG5FH6+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13358115918
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
7090974
Wiki­data ID
Q840445
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Northern” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المحافظة الشمالية”
  • Arabic: “شمالية”
  • Arabic: “شماليه”
  • Arabic: “محافظة الشمالية”
  • Arabic: “محافظة شمالية”
  • Basque: “Iparraldeko eskualdea”
  • Bulgarian: “Северна провинция”
  • Catalan: “Governació del Nord”
  • Cebuano: “Northern Governorate”
  • Chinese: “北方省”
  • Chinese: “北部省”
  • Dutch: “Noord”
  • Dutch: “Noordelijk gouvernement”
  • Esperanto: “Norda gubernio”
  • French: “Gouvernorat septentrional”
  • Galician: “Gobernación do Norte”
  • German: “Nördliches Gouvernement”
  • Greek: “Βόρειο Κυβερνείο”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז הצפון”
  • Hungarian: “Északi kormányzóság”
  • Indonesian: “Governorat northern”
  • Indonesian: “Governorat Utara”
  • Indonesian: “Kegubernuran Utara, Bahrain”
  • Indonesian: “Kegubernuran Utara”
  • Italian: “Governatorato Settentrionale”
  • Italian: “Settentrionale”
  • Japanese: “北部県 (バーレーン)”
  • Japanese: “北部県”
  • Kirghiz: “Түндүк мухафаза (Бахрейн)”
  • Kirghiz: “Түндүк мухафаза”
  • Korean: “북부주”
  • Lithuanian: “Šiaurės muchafaza”
  • Malay: “Pentadbiran Utara, Bahrain”
  • Malay: “Pentadbiran Utara”
  • Northern Frisian: “Nuurdelk Guwernement”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nordlige guvernement”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Northern Governorate”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nordguvernementet i Bahrain”
  • Norwegian: “Nordlige guvernement”
  • Persian: “استان شمالی”
  • Persian: “شمالیه”
  • Polish: “Al-Muhafazat asz-Szimalijja”
  • Portuguese: “Norte”
  • Portuguese: “Província do Norte”
  • Pushto: “محافظه شماليه”
  • Russian: “Северная мухафаза”
  • Scots: “Northren Govrenorate”
  • Slovenian: “Severni guvernat”
  • Spanish: “Gobernación Norte”
  • Spanish: “Norte”
  • Sundanese: “Kagubernuran Kalér, Bahrain”
  • Sundanese: “Kagubernuran Kalér”
  • Swedish: “Norra provinsen, Bahrain”
  • Swedish: “Norra provinsen”
  • Swedish: “Northern Governorate”
  • Tamil: “வடக்கு ஆளுநரகம்”
  • Tamil: “வடக்கு கவர்னரேட்”
  • Tatar: “Төньяк губернаторлыгы”
  • Tatar: “Төньяк мухафаза”
  • Thai: “เขตผู้ว่าราชการเหนือ”
  • Turkish: “Kuzey ili”
  • Turkish: “Kuzey Valiliği”
  • Turkish: “Kuzey”
  • Urdu: “محافظہ شمالیہ”

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