Jidhafs ( ar, جدحفص, Jid Ḥafṣ) is a city in

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. It was a

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of Bahrain in the northern part of the country. Its territory is now in the

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and

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. It is about 3 km west of the capital

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. It is neighbored by the villages of

Al Daih Al Daih ( ar, الديه) is a village on the north 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 co ...

and

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to the north, Al Musala and Tashan to the south, Jibilat Habshi and Muqsha to the west. The city's population was 44,769 in 1991.

Etymology

The Bahraini historian and researcher Mohammed bin Ali Al Tajer states in his book Aqd Al Lalali Fi Tarikh Awal that the word "Jid" translates to 'coast'. As such, the term 'Jid Hafs' is understood to translate to the "Coast of Hafs".

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