Reef Island
Reef Island is an artificial island in the archipelago of Bahrain. It has a distance of 2 km north of downtown Manama, on Bahrain Island.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Bahrain
- Also known as: “Reef Island, Bahrain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bait Al Quran and Pearl Roundabout.
Bait Al Quran
Museum
Photo: Ibrahim.ID, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Beit Al Qur'an is a multi-purpose complex dedicated to the Islamic arts and is located in Hoora, Bahrain. Established in 1990, the complex is most famous for its Islamic museum, which has been acknowledged as being one of the most renowned Islamic museums in the world.
Pearl Roundabout
Square
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gulf Cooperation Council or GCC Roundabout, known as Pearl Roundabout or Lulu Roundabout, was a roundabout located near the financial district of Manama, Bahrain.
Bahrain National Museum
Museum
Photo: Anthony DeCosta, CC BY 2.0.
The Bahrain National Museum is the largest and oldest public museum in Bahrain. It is situated in Manama, adjacent to the National Theatre of Bahrain. Opened on 15 December 1988 by the Emir of Bahrain Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the $30 million museum complex covers 27,800 sq meters and is the country's most popular tourist attraction.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manama and Muharraq.
Manama
Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with its 700,000 people representing nearly half the country's population. Overshadowed by its brash Gulf neighbors Dubai and Qatar, it's often overlooked as a travel destination, but this clean, modern and safe city offers a quieter, gentler introduction to the Gulf way of life.
Muharraq
Photo: StellarD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Muharraq is a metropolitan area in Bahrain, an island connected to the northeast of the capital of Manama.
Busaiteen
Town
Busaiteen or Beseytin is a small town in northern Bahrain. It is located on Muharraq Island, just north of Muharraq City. The town is historically a Sunni-majority area, although in recent years some Shi’ite residents have started moving into Busaiteen.
Reef Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Bahrain, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
26.2416° or 26° 14′ 30″ northLongitude
50.5649° or 50° 33′ 54″ eastOpen location code
7HRG6HR7+JXOpenStreetMap ID
way 168893065OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandWikidata ID
Q24950348
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Reef Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة الريف”
- Croatian: “Grebenski otok (Bahrein)”
- Croatian: “Grebenski otok”
- Persian: “جزیره ریف”
- Persian: “حومه جزیره، بحرین”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bahrain Financial Harbor and Noaim.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include King Faisal Corniche and Kids Kingdom.
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