Nabih Saleh
Appearance
Geography | |
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Location | Persian Gulf |
Coordinates | 26°10′59″N 50°35′06″E / 26.183°N 50.585°E |
Archipelago | Bahrain |
Adjacent to | Persian Gulf |
Highest elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Administration | |
Demographics | |
Demonym | Bahraini |
Population | 3000 |
Additional information | |
Time zone | |
ISO code | BH-14 |
Official website | www |
Nabih Saleh (Arabic: النبيه صالح) is an island of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf. It lies in the Tubli Bay, east of Bahrain Island, and has a distance of 2.5 km (1.6 mi) south of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island.
History
The island is named for the formerly separate islands of Nebbi and Saleh.[1] Saleh was named for the Muslim scholar, Sheikh Saleh, who lived there in the 14th century.[2] This island originally, like Sitra, was covered with farms and date palm groves, but now it suffers from mass deforestation.[2][3] In 2016 renovation works began on the island [4][5]
Geography
Demography
There are two villages located on the Island:
- Nabih Saleh
- Juzayyirah
Administration
The island belongs to the Capital Governorate.
Transportation
It is connected to both Bahrain Island and Sitra through the Sitra Causeway.
Image gallery
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Map 1
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District Map
Notes
- ^ EB (1911).
- ^ a b "Paradise lost in Nabih Saleh". Gulf Daily News. 21 March 2009.
- ^ Water sources
- ^ Renovation works on the island
- ^ News
References
- Holdich, Thomas Hungerford (1911), , in Chisholm, Hugh (ed.), Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 3 (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 212.
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