Nabih Saleh

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Nabih Saleh (Arabic: النبيه صالح) is an island in Bahrain. It lies in the Tubli Bay, east of Bahrain Island. It is connected to Bahrain Island and Sitra through the Sitra Causeway. Farms and date palm groves used to cover the island, but now it suffers from mass deforestation.

Most of the population Shia Baharna.

The island is named after a Shia Muslim scholar, Shaikh Saleh who used to reside there. His grave on the island is visited by hundreds of devotees in the region each day.