Muharraq Island

Muharraq
Native name: جزيرة المحرق (Arabic)
Muharraq Location of Muharraq Island in Bahrain
Geography
Location	Persian Gulf
Coordinates	26°15′N 50°39′E / 26.25°N 50.65°E / 26.25; 50.65
Archipelago	Bahrain
Adjacent to	Persian Gulf
Total islands	1
Major islands	Muharraq
Area	72.05 km² (27.82 sq mi)
Length	18 km (11.2 mi)
Width	5.5 km (3.42 mi)
Coastline	50 km (31 mi)
Highest elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Highest point	Al Muharraq
Administration
Bahrain
Governorate	Muharraq Governorate
Largest settlement	Al Muharraq (pop. 100,000)
Demographics
Demonym	Bahraini
Population	200,000^[1] (2014)
Pop. density	4,057/km² (10508/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Bahraini 62.4%, non-Bahraini 37.6%
Additional information
Time zone	AST (UTC+3)
ISO code	BH-14
Official website	www.bahrain.com

Muharraq Island (Arabic: جزيرة المحرق), formerly known as Moharek,^[2] is the second largest island in the archipelago of Bahrain after Bahrain Island. It lies 4 km (2.5 mi) east of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island.

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History

It is named after Muharraq City, the former capital of Bahrain. The Al Khalifa dynasty settled there in the nineteenth century and resided there until 1923. The island dominated trade, fishing and especially pearls industries in Bahrain. The Pearl center was made a UNESCO world heritage site in 2012.^[3] In recent years, north of Muharraq Island have a major reclamation of some artificial islands like Amwaj Islands. The south of the island, at Hidd district, the new Bahrain International Investment Park of the free zone (BIIP) was built.^[4] And in the far south, new Khalifa bin Salman harbor, which opened in 2009.

Demography

There are several towns and villages located on the Island, including:

Al Muharraq
Al Dair
Arad, formerly a separate island of its own^[2]
Busaiteen
Hidd
Galali
Halat Bu Maher
Samaheej

Administration

The island belongs to Muharraq Governorate.

Transportation

The island has the 4,000 metres (13,000 ft) Bahrain International Airport (IATA: BAH, ICAO: OBBI) that follows the long east–west axis. The island has the 900 metres (3,000 ft) Muharraq Airfield (ICAO code:none) adjacent to Bahrain International Airport. There are three causeways connecting Muharraq Island with Manama on Bahrain Island:

Shaikh Hamad Bridge: From Muharraq City to Diplomatic Area
Shaikh Isa bin Salman Causeway: From Muharraq City/Busaiteen to Diplomatic Area
Shaikh Khalifa Bridge: From Hidd to Juffair

Image gallery

Map 1
District Map
Muharraq in the foreground; Manama on Bahrain Island in the background
Shaikh Isa bin Salman Causeway

Citations

^ World Gazetter Archived 2013-02-09 at archive.today
^ ^a ^b EB (1911).
^ UNESCO
^ "Home". biip.com.bh.

Bibliography

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Muharraq Island.

Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), "Bahrein" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 3 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, p. 240.
Holdich, Thomas Hungerford (1911), "Bahrein Islands" , in Chisholm, Hugh (ed.), Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 3 (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 212.

v t e Islands of Bahrain
Natural	Bahrain Island Al Dar Island Al Garum Islands Halat Nuaim Hawar Islands Jidda Island Muharraq Island Nabih Saleh Passport Island Qassar al Qulayʽah Qassar Khusayfah Qit'at Jaradah South Sitra Island Umm an Nasan Umm as Sabaan
Artificial	Amwaj Islands Bahrain Bay Diyar Al Muharraq Durrat Al Bahrain Halat Nuaim Northern City Nurana Islands Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Island Reef Island Sitra East Sitra City

v t e Settlements in the Muharraq Governorate of Bahrain
Al Dair Al Hidd Al Saya Amwaj Islands Arad Busaiteen Dilmunia Island Diyar Al Muharraq East Hidd City Galali Halat Bu Maher Halat Nuaim Halat Seltah Muharraq Samaheej

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