| Umm as Sabaan ام الصبان |
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Umm as Sabaan
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| Country | Bahrain |
| Governorate | Northern Governorate |
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| • Total | 3 |
Umm as Sabaan (Arabic: ام الصبان) is an islet in Bahrain. It lies off the north western corner of Bahrain Island, near Budaiya village, and east of Jidda Island, located in Persian Gulf.
The island is privately owned by Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman Al Khalifa, uncle of the present King, Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa, and brother of Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. Shaikh Mohammed renamed the island after himself as Al Mohammadiya (Arabic: المحمدية).
In the 1930s, the ruler of Bahrain gave the island as a gift to Max Thornburg, an American oil executive from Caltex. He used it as his private residence and office.
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