Nabih Saleh ( ar, النبيه صالح) is an
island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
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 ...
in the
Arabian Gulf. It lies in the
Tubli Bay
Tubli Bay ( ar, خليج توبلي) (also known as the Gulf of Tubli) is a bay in the east of Bahrain, between Bahrain Island and Sitra island. The body of water is directly south of the Manama peninsula. The island of Nabih Saleh lies in the ba ...
, east of
Bahrain Island
Bahrain Island ( ar, جزيرة البحرين ''Jazīrah al-Baḥrayn''), also known as al-Awal Island and formerly as Bahrein, is the largest island within the archipelago of Bahrain, and forms the bulk of the country's land mass while hosting ...
, and is south of the capital,
Manama
Manama ( ar, المنامة ', Bahrani Arabic, Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 people as of 2020. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is h ...
, on
Bahrain Island
Bahrain Island ( ar, جزيرة البحرين ''Jazīrah al-Baḥrayn''), also known as al-Awal Island and formerly as Bahrein, is the largest island within the archipelago of Bahrain, and forms the bulk of the country's land mass while hosting ...
.
History
The island is named for the formerly separate islands of Nebbi and Saleh. Saleh was named for the Muslim scholar, Sheikh Saleh, who lived there in the 14th century.
This island originally, like
Sitra
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
; ...
, was covered with
farm
A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used fo ...
s and
date palm
''Phoenix dactylifera'', commonly known as date or date palm, is a flowering plant species in the palm family, Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit called dates. The species is widely cultivated across northern Africa, the Middle Eas ...
groves, but now it suffers from mass
deforestation
Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. The most concentrated d ...
.
In 2016 renovation works began on the island
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Demography
There are three neighborhoods located on the Island:
1. Kaflan
2. Quryah
3. Juzayyirah (occupied by Bahrain Defence Force as officers club)
Administration
The island belongs to the Capital Governorate.
Transportation
It is connected to both Bahrain Island and Sitra
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
; ...
through the Sitra Causeway
The Sitra Causeway consists of a series of bridges and causeways constructed in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The causeway connects the island of Nabih Saleh and Sitra, to the capital city Manama across Tubli Bay.
Originally constructed in the early 1 ...
.
Image gallery
File:Un-bahrain.png, Map 1
File:Capital Governorate in Bahrain 2014.svg, District Map
Notes
References
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External links
About Nabih Saleh
Populated places in Bahrain
Islands of Bahrain
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