List of islands of Bahrain
This is a list of islands of the Kingdom of Bahrain, which includes most of the archipelago known as the. The Kingdom consists of 33 natural islands and a number of man-made ones.
In addition to the Island of Bahrain, the Kingdom consists of other significant natural islands:
- Muharraq Island, the 2nd most populated island in Bahrain, hosting its biggest port.
- Sitra Island, an island which hosts Bahrain's oil port.
- Nabih Saleh, an island between the island of Sitra and Manama.
- Umm an Nasan, an island that the King Fahd Causeway, which connects Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, passes through.
- The Jidda Islands which consist of three islands. This island is situated in the west side of Bahrain.
- The Hawar Islands archipelago, located between Bahrain and Qatar
- Halat Nuaim and Halat Seltah, the smallest permanently populated islands in Bahrain.
Former islands
Islands that once existed but which now, because of land reclamation, are no longer separated from larger land masses:- Abu Shahin Islet, now part of Muharraq Island
- Al Azl Island, also known as "Umm Al Shyarah", now joined to Muharraq Island
- Arad Island, including Arad Fort, now joined to Muharraq Island
- Halat Bu Maher, now joined to Muharraq Island
- Juzairat Nabih Saleh, now a military base that is connected to Nabih Saleh
- Jurdi Islet, now part of Muharraq Island
- Khasifeh or "Khasifa", now joined to Al Dair
- Halat Seltah, now conjoined with Halat Nuaim, which is connected to Muharraq via causeway.
- Umm Al Shajar, now part of Muharraq Island
- Qassar Bin-Tarif – an islet in Tubli Bay located in between Sitra and Nabih Saleh, now submerged underwater
- Qassarain or "Kasarain", now part of Sitra