List of cities in Bahrain
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This is a list of cities and towns in Bahrain
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Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
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Ten largest cities
- ManamaManamaManama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 155,000 people.Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population...
- 154,700 - Riffa - 111,000
- Muharraq - 98,800
- Hamad TownMadinat HamadMadinat Hamad is a city in northern Bahrain. It was a municipality of Bahrain in the central part of the country. It was split off of the municipality of Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah in 1991. Its territory is now in the Northern Governorate...
- 57,000 - A'aliA'aliA'ali is one of the biggest towns in Bahrain. It was formerly a part of the municipality of Mintaqah but since 2001 lies within the Central Governorate. A'ali is famous for its 170,000+ ancient burial mounds, which is considered one of the largest graveyards in the world...
- 51,400 - Isa Town- 39,800
- SitraSitraSitra is an island in the Central Governorate of Bahrain, just east of Bahrain Island in Persian Gulf. It lies south of Manama and Nabih Saleh. The island's western coast forms the boundary of Tubli Bay....
- 37,100 - BudaiyaAl-Budayyi'Al Budaiya is a coastal town located in the northwestern region of Bahrain Island, in the Northern Governorate of the Kindgdom of Bahrain. It neighbors the villages of Diraz and Bani Jamra....
- 33,200 - JidhafsJidd HaffsJidhafs is a city in northern Bahrain. It was a municipality of Bahrain in the northern part of the country. Its territory is now in the Capital and Northern Governorate.Located in 24 square km...
- 32,600 - Al-MalikiyahMalkiya, BahrainMalkiya is a village that lies on the western coast of Bahrain Island in Bahrain. Its inhabitants are mostly Bahrani Shiites. The village is home to the Malkiya Club football team....
- 14,800 - AdliyaAdliyaAdliya is the bohemian neighborhood in Manama, Bahrain.The district is a multicultural, busy area, a home to commerce, culture and entertainment, and it is considered as one of the four centres of Manama's nightlife....
Other towns
- AwaliAwaliAwali is a small municipality located approximately in the centre of the Kingdom of Bahrain, a small island in the Persian Gulf. Founded in the 1930s by the Bahrain Petroleum Company, it is populated mostly by workers of various nationalities from around the world whose skills were needed in the...
- DirazDirazDiraz is a village on the north west coast of Bahrain. It lies to the east of Budaiya, west of Bar-bar and north of Bani Jamra. It is a predominantly Shia village....
- HiddAl HiddAl Hidd is a town in Bahrain, located on a sand spit on the southeastern extremity of Muharraq Island. The town is of Sunni population, of bedouin tribal origin, huwala, or Afro-Arabs. About a third of the inhabitants of Hidd are of Omani descent....
- SarSar, BahrainSar is a village in Bahrain with an affluent residential district alongside a poverty stricken area. It is known to be a town of ambassadors, expatriates and wealthy Bahrainis....
- Bani Jamrah