Amwaj Islands
Amwaj Islands are a group of man-made islands, located in the Persian Gulf to the northeast of Bahrain, off the north coast of Muharraq Island. They lie 10.5 km northeast of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island.Photo: Alhaddadm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galali and Samaheej.
Galali
Suburb
Galali or Qalali in Classical Arabic is a small area in the Kingdom of Bahrain, located on Muharraq Island, north of Muharraq City. Galali used to be the northernmost point of Bahrain before the development of the artificial islands of Amwaj Islands. Galali is situated 2½ km southwest of Amwaj Islands.
Samaheej
Village
Samaheej is a village in Bahrain on the northern coast of Muharraq Island. Al Dair village lies to its northwest, while Galali lies to its southeast. It is north of Bahrain International Airport. Samaheej is situated 3½ km west of Amwaj Islands.
Al Dair
Village
Al Dair is a village in Bahrain on the northern coast of Muharraq Island. It lies north of the Bahrain International Airport, and north west of Samaheej village. Al Dair is situated 4½ km west of Amwaj Islands.
Amwaj Islands
- Type: Town
- Description: man-made islands in the Persian Gulf northeast of Bahrain
- Categories: artificial island and locality
- Location: Muharraq, Bahrain, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.29474° or 26° 17′ 41″ northLongitude
50.66645° or 50° 39′ 59″ eastOpen location code
7HRG7MV8+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 1812751158OpenStreetMap feature
place=townWikidata ID
Q2616820
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Amwaj Islands” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزر أمواج”
- Azerbaijani: “Amvaj”
- Croatian: “Otoci Amwaj”
- Czech: “Amwajské ostrovy”
- Dutch: “Amwaj-eilanden”
- Esperanto: “Insuloj Amwaj”
- French: “Îles Amwaj”
- German: “Amwaj-Inseln”
- Greek: “Νήσοι Αμουάζ”
- Hebrew: “איי אמוואג‘”
- Hebrew: “איי אמוואג’”
- Japanese: “アムワージ諸島”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Amwajøyane”
- Persian: “جزایر امواج”
- Russian: “Амвадж”
- Spanish: “Islas Amwaj”
- Urdu: “جزائر امواج”
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