Jidda Islands (Arabic: جزيرة جدة) are a group of three small uninhabited islets in Bahrain, lying to the west of Bahrain Island and just north of Umm an Nasan in the Persian Gulf. They are 17.5 km (10.9 mi) west of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island.
Native name: جزيرة جدة (Arabic) | |
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  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 |
| Archipelago | Bahrain |
| Adjacent to | Persian Gulf |
| Total islands | 3 |
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| 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 |
History
editIn 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 1960s and 1970s. It later became the private property of Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and is currently closed to the public.
Geography
editThe 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
editThe 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 lived in Riffa, Bahrain Island until his death in November 2020.
Administration
editThe island belongs to the Northern Governorate of Bahrain.
Transportation
editIt is connected to Umm an Nasan by a 1.75 km (1.09 mi) causeway.
Image gallery
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See also
editReferences
editExternal links
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- Article about politics of the islands, Abbas al Murshid
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