The Central Governorate () was one of the five

governorate A governorate is an administrative division of a state. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either State (administrative division), states or province, provinces, the term ''govern ...

s of

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

until September 2014. It included parts of the former municipalities of

Jid Ali Jid Ali is a prominent Bahraini geographical centre containing mixed residential and commercial properties located near the coast of Tubli Bay. Based south of the capital Manama in the Kingdom of Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, a ...

, Madinat 'Isa,

Sitrah Sitra ( ar, سترة or , ''As-Sitra''), also known as Sitrah ( ar, Jazīrat Sitrah, script=Latn) or Sitra Island ( ar, Jazīrat as-Sitra, script=Latn), is an island in Bahrain. It lies south of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island. History ; ...

and

A'ali A'ali ( ar, عالي) is a major town in northern Bahrain. It is a part of the Northern Governorate, although from 2001 to 2014 it lay within the Central Governorate. A'ali is famous for its ancient burial mounds, especially several very large ...

.The Gulf Daily News
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