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Bahrain Bay is a residential and commercial district located on the main island of Bahrain (26°15'01.1"N 50°34'45.8"E), 6.8 kilometres (4.2 miles) (15 minutes) from Bahrain International Airport. Description
Today, Bahrain's "two seas" are instead generally taken to be the bay east and west of the island, [32] the seas north and south of the island, [citation needed] or the salt and fresh water present above and below the ground. [33] In addition to wells, there are places in the sea north of Bahrain where fresh water bubbles up in the middle of ...
Bahrain is the dual form of Arabic word Bahr (meaning literally "sea"), so al-Bahrayn originally means literally "the two seas".However, the name has been lexicalised as a feminine proper noun and does not follow the grammatical rules for duals; thus its form is always Bahrayn and never Bahrān, the expected nominative form.
Today, Bahrain's "two seas" are instead generally taken to be the bay east and west of the coast, [7] the seas north and south of the island, or the salt and fresh water present above and below the ground. [8]
The Hawar Islands, split between Bahrain and Qatar, most of which were granted to Bahrain by an international court in 2001. The Jidda Islands consist of three deserted islands. This island is situated in the west side of Bahrain. The Nurana Islands consist of two islets. This island is situated in the east north side of Bahrain.
Gulf of Bahrain. The Gulf of Bahrain is an inlet of the Persian Gulf on the east coast of Saudi Arabia, separated from the main body of water by the peninsula of Qatar. It surrounds the islands of Bahrain. The King Fahd Causeway crosses the western section of the Gulf of Bahrain, connecting Saudi Arabia to Bahrain.
Around most of Bahrain is a relatively shallow inlet of the Persian Gulf known as the Gulf of Bahrain. [2] The seabed adjacent to Bahrain is rocky and, mainly off the northern part of the island, covered by extensive coral reefs. [2] Most of the island is a low-lying and barren desert. [2]
Gulf of Aqaba, in the northern end of the Red Sea; Asid Gulf, in the municipality of Milagros, Masbate, Philippines; Gulf of Bahrain, inlet of the Persian Gulf on the east coast of Saudi Arabia; Davao Gulf, in Davao City, Mindanao, the Philippines; Gulf of Khambhat in the Arabian Sea, formerly known as the Gulf of Cambay; Gulf of Kutch in the ...