Bahrain On Middle East Map

The term has come into wider usage as a replacement of the term near east as opposed to the far east beginning in the early 20th century.

Bahrain on middle east map. Get your guidebooks. According to the 2010 census bahrain s population is over 1 2 million of which around half are non nationals. Lonely planet s guide to bahrain. In 2005 bahrain achieved some notoriety when it became the home of us entertainment personality michael jackson.

Located just off the eastern coastline of saudi arabia in the persian gulf bahrain is a small archipelago of 33 islands with the largest island being bahrain island. The country is situated between the qatar peninsula and the north eastern coast of saudi arabia to which it is connected by the 25 kilometre 16 mi king fahd causeway. Modern causeways connect the four main islands and all are connected to saudi arabia by the 16 mile long king fahd causeway. Browse photos and videos of bahrain.

The smallest countries in the middle east are bahrain 295 square miles or 765 square kilometers cyprus 3 568 square miles or 9 241 square kilometers lebanon 3 950 square miles or 10 2 thousand square kilometers and qatar 4 473 square miles or 11 6 thousand square kilometers. Read more about bahrain. Coffee table looking bare. The broader concept of the greater middle east or middle east and north africa also adds the maghreb sudan djibouti.

Map of the world. The island state is situated in an inlet of the persian gulf arabian gulf known as the gulf of bahrain about 25 km 16 mi to the east of the saudi arabian coast. More maps in bahrain. Map of north america.

Saudi arabia is to the west and is connected to bahrain by the king fahd causeway and qatar is to the south across the persian gulf. It displays relative social liberalism compared with more conservative neighboring countries where islamic law is applied in a much stricter way. The archipelago consists of the main island al bahrayn and some smaller islands and islets. Map of south america.

Map courtesy cia world factbook the kingdom of bahrain or bahrain formally spelled bahrein is a borderless island nation in the persian gulf southwest asia middle east asia. Map of central america. Lonely planet photos and videos. Bahrain is an island nation in the middle east.

Middle east map of köppen climate classification. Map of palestine map of israel map of iran map of syria map of afghanistan jerusalem detail map map of egypt dictionary middle east recipes jerusalem quds to jericho history of israel palestine part i israel palestinian. Bahrain the kingdom of bahrain is a middle eastern archipelago in the persian gulf tucked into a pocket of the sea flanked by saudi arabia and qatar. History of the middle east.

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