Jidda Island

Jidda Islands
Native name: جزيرة جدة  (Arabic)
Jidda Islands
Location of Jidda Island in Bahrain
Geography
Location Persian Gulf
Coordinates 26°11′35″N 50°24′18″E / 26.193°N 50.405°E / 26.193; 50.405Coordinates: 26°11′35″N 50°24′18″E / 26.193°N 50.405°E / 26.193; 50.405
Archipelago Bahrain
Adjacent bodies of water Persian Gulf
Total islands 3
Major islands
  • Jidda Island
  • North Jidda
  • Mini Bahrain
Area 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Highest elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Administration
Governorate Northern Governorate
Largest settlement Jidda Island (pop. 0)
Demographics
Demonym Bahraini
Population 0 (2016)
Pop. density 0 /km2 (0 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Bahraini, non-Bahraini
Additional information
Time zone
ISO code BH-14
Official website www.bahrain.com

Jidda Islands (Arabic: جزيرة جدة‎‎) are a group of 3 small uninhabited islets in Bahrain. It lies to the west of Bahrain Island and just north of Umm an Nasan in Persian Gulf. They have a distance of 17.5 km (10.9 mi) west of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island.

History

in 1930 Jidda became the location of one of Bahrain's prisons.[1][2] Majeed Marhoon, Abdulhadi Khalaf and several other political activists spent time in the prison in the sixties and seventies. It later became the private property of Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and is currently closed from the public.

Geography

The main island is made of limestone cliffs. It is believed that blocks of rock cut from the island were used in the Barbar temple on Bahrain Island.[3] The small Mini Bahrain is an artificial island on the south shore made to look exactly like the big Bahrain island.[4]

Demography

The island has a palace, gardens, a helipad, a mosque [5] and several other facilities made for the prime minister and his family, although the island is uninhabited and Sheikh Khalifa himself lives in Riffa, Bahrain Island.

Administration

The island belongs to Northern Governorate .

Transportation

It is connected to Umm an Nasan by a 1.75 km (1.09 mi) causeway.

References


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