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Map of Bahrain This is a list of cities and towns in Bahrain with listed governorates and population figures for the most populous cities: Ten largest cities
The Gulf of Bahrain thus has two openings to the Persian Gulf, the westernmost of which is spanned by a causeway leading to Saudi Arabia. The elongated southern portion of the Gulf of Bahrain forms the Gulf of Salwah. To the southeast of Bahrain Island, and close to the coast of Qatar, lie the Hawar Islands, now part of Bahrain. [1]
The Kingdom of Bahrain [1] consists of Bahrain Island and 33 of the 37 Bahrain Islands, lying in the Persian Gulf's Gulf of Bahrain off the north shore of West Asia's Arabian Peninsula. Bahrain's capital city is Manama. The islands are about 24 kilometers (15 mi) off the east coast of Saudi Arabia and 28 kilometers (17 mi) from Qatar. [2]
In addition to the Bahrain Islands, the Kingdom consists of: The Amwaj Islands, an artificial island chain which is already settled and in the final phase of construction. 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 ...
Transcontinental countries in Europe and Africa, classified as Southern European countries by the United Nations Statistics Division: Italy (Pantelleria and the Pelagie Islands), Malta, Portugal (Madeira [including the Savage Islands]), and Spain (Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla, Alboran Island, and Spain's plazas de soberanía).
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 Arabian Sea; Lagonoy Gulf in the Philippines
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold : internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)
Bahrain, [a] officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, [b] is an island country in West Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf , and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands , centered on Bahrain Island which makes up around 83 percent of the country's landmass.