:''To be distinguished from Ras al Hadd (رأس الحد), a district with a famous turtle breeding beach in Oman'' Al Hidd ( ar, الحد; transliterated: Al-Ḥidd) is a town in

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, located on a sand spit on the southeastern extremity of

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. The town has a large native

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population. It is also well known for its rich sea crabs as well as its clear blue seas. Before the

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, the inhabitants of Hidd were largely involved in the

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industries. Many of Bahrain's

fijiri ''Fidjeri'' (Arabic: الفجيري; sometimes spelled ''fijri'' or ''fidjeri'') is the specific repertoire of vocal music sung by the pearl divers of Eastern Arabia's coastal Gulf states, especially Bahrain and Kuwait. A lead singer is backed up ...

performance groups are based in Hidd. Al Hidd is considered a very religiously and culturally conservative area of Bahrain, with many of the town's ''firjan'', or neighborhoods, being composed of old buildings.

Geography

Hidd lies south of the Bahrain International Airport and Arad. Situated close by is

East Hidd City East Hidd City ( ar, مدينة شرق الحد) is a planned city under construction in eastern Muharraq, Bahrain. Planned by the Bahraini Ministry of Housing, it is a 242 hectare public housing project east of the existing town of Hidd. Built o ...

, a large public housing project under construction. The Shaikh Khalifa Causeway connects Hidd to Juffair on Bahrain Island. The altitude of Al Hidd is 3m.

Government and infrastructure

Hidd used to be administered under its own

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

, but today it falls under the Muharraq Governorate. To the south of Hidd lies the Hidd Industrial Area, built on newly reclaimed land. In addition to several factories, the Industrial Area has built on it a large power plant, a water desalination plant (which supplies 75% of Bahrain's clean water requirements), and a

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(Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard or ASRY). The Office of Ports and Maritime Affairs of the

Ministry of Transportation A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government ag ...

has its headquarters in Building 702 in Hidd.

Education

The Ministry of Education operates public government schools. Government schools for boys include Al-Hidd Primary Intermediate Boys School and South Hidd Primary Boys School. Government schools for girls include Asma That Al-Nequin Primary Intermediate Girls School and Al-Hadd Secondary Girls School.Directory
." Ministry of Education. Retrieved on 4 September 2009.

References

Hadd Former municipalities (regions) of Bahrain {{Bahrain-geo-stub