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This is a list of beaches in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Bahrain is an island and private beaches are abundant. Bahrain is a popular destination with tourists in the GCC. [1] [2] Public Beaches. Manama Corniche; Sitra Beach near the Sitra lagoon. Bahrain Al Beach; Bahrain Amwaj Beach; Bahrain Arad Fort Beach; Bahrain Hidd Beach; Bahrain Jazair Beach
Al Dar Islands is a group of resort islands near Sitra, in the archipelago of Bahrain. They lie 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island. Al Dar Island Resort is a ten-minute offshore trip from the dhow harbour Sitra fisherman's port (Bandar Al Dar). The resort offers jetskiing, snorkeling and other water sports.
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 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 ...
Tourism has also become a major industry. The main island of Bahrain is 30 miles (48 km) long north to south, and 10 miles (16 km) wide east to west. The island name comes from the Arabic word meaning "two seas". Bahrain is located 15 miles (24 km) off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf.
Durrat Al Bahrain islands include luxury villas with either sea or beach views, parks, sports facilities, mosques, shops, restaurants, 12 bridges, and a marina. [1] The project has a cost of about US$1.3 billion. The marina is a joint venture between the Bahraini government and Kuwait Finance House, one of the GCC region's leading banks.
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.
Designed by Spowers and Pentago, the housing project comprises a five star hotel resort, waterfront apartments, yacht club, boutique retail, villas, a spa hotel, lagoon apartments, a thirty floors apartment tower, marine retail, theater/exhibition halls and a marina. All buildings are developed in a landscaped garden setting unique to Bahrain.