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Bahrain Province ( Persian: استان بحرین ), also known as the 14th Province[ 1] and Mishmahig, [ 1] was a province in the administrative divisions of Iran between 1957 and 1971, that encompassed Bahrain archipelago (part of the present-day country Bahrain ). During this period, Bahrain was under effective control of the Persian Gulf ...
Bahrain is situated between Qatar and the northeastern coast of Saudi Arabia, to which it is connected by the King Fahd Causeway. The population of Bahrain is 1,501,635 as of May 14, 2023, based on elaborations of the United Nations data, of whom 712,362 are Bahraini nationals. [2]
Bahrain is divided into four governorates: the Capital, Northern, Southern and Muharraq. The Central Governorate was abolished in September 2014. [1] Each governorate is governed by a governor, appointed by the prime minister, and has its own municipality council, with separate elections for them. The first municipal elections in Bahrain held ...
At this time, Bahrain incorporated the southern Sassanid province covering the Persian Gulf's southern shore plus the archipelago of Bahrain. [12] The southern province of the Sassanids was subdivided into three districts; Haggar (now al-Hafuf province, Saudi Arabia), Batan Ardashir (now al-Qatif province, Saudi Arabia), and Mishmahig (now ...
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
Website. capital.gov.bh. Manama (Arabic: الْمَنَامَةel-Menâme, Bahrani pronunciation: [elmɐˈnɑːmɐ]) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 297,502 as of 2012. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population.
Eastern Arabia. Eastern Arabia (Arabic: ٱلْبَحْرَيْن, romanized: Al-Baḥrayn), is a region stretched from Basra to Khasab [1] along the Persian Gulf coast and included parts of modern-day Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia (Eastern Province), and the United Arab Emirates. The entire coastal strip of Eastern Arabia was ...
Portal. : Bahrain/Intro. Bahrain ( / bɑːˈreɪn / ⓘ bah-RAYN, / bæxˈreɪn /; Arabic: البحرين, romanized : al-Baḥrayn, lit. 'Two Seas ', locally [æl bɑħˈreːn] ⓘ ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural ...