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King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain lives there, as well as the prime minister, Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. Riffa's famous clock tower is located in the centre of West Riffa. The majority of West Riffa's population is Sunni, [35] unlike East Riffa which houses a more proportionally mixed Shia-Sunni population along with expats ...
The postal code refers to the post office at which the receiver's P. O. Box is located. Kiribati: KI: no codes Korea, North: KP: no codes Korea, South: 1 August 2015 KR: NNNNN Previously NNN-NNN (1988~2015), NNN or NNN-NN (1970~1988) Kosovo: XK: NNNNN A separate postal code for Kosovo was introduced by the UNMIK postal administration in 2004 ...
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The Southern Governorate (Arabic: المحافظة الجنوبية, romanized: Al-Muḥāfaẓat al-Janūbīyah) has the largest area of the four governorates of Bahrain. It includes parts of Bahrain 's old municipalities – Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah , Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah , and Juzur Hawar (the Hawar Islands).
Riffa Air Base is an air base of the Royal Bahraini Air Force located 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) south east of Riffa, Southern Governorate, Bahrain and home to the Helicopter Wing of the RBAF. It is home to the: 3rd Helicopter Squadron with the Bell AB212 and Bell 412EP [1] 8th Helicopter Squadron with the Bell AH-1FB Cobra [1] [2]
Rifa and Southern Region (Arabic: الرفاع والمنطقة الجنوبية Ar-Rifāʿ wal-Minṭaqat al-Janūbīyah) was a municipality of Bahrain in the southern part of the country. Its territory is now in the Central and Southern Governorates .
In 1960, Bahrain comprised four municipalities: Manama, Hidd, Al Muharraq, and Riffa. [6] Over the next 30 years, the 4 municipalities were divided into 12 municipalities as settlements such as Hamad Town and Isa Town grew. [6] These municipalities were administered from Manama under a central municipal council whose members are appointed by ...
No. 43 Staging Post (1943-46) [21] Bahrain Station Flight [22] became Muharraq Station Flight [23] The base was formally closed on 15 December 1971. [24] [25] The base was used by a detachment of Vickers VC10 tankers from No. 101 Squadron RAF during the Gulf War training with Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado GR1's. [26]