Northern City Islands () are a group of islands in the archipelago 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 ...
, lying west 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 ...
.
Description
The proposed plan for the city was made in 2000.
It is a residential area that is being reclaimed and constructed by the
Ministry of Housing
A housing authority or ministry of housing is generally a governmental body that governs aspects of housing or (called in general "shelter" or "living spaces"), often providing low rent or free apartments to qualified residents. The existence of ...
in
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 ...
. The core of the project involves more than 4,100 housing units, of which 3,110 are social housing units. The project costs about BD208 million ($551.7 million), started in January 2012 and is expected to complete in January 2018.
in June 2014 work on phase 2 began by Aresco and Tamkon
in May 2015 work on phase 4 began, as mentioned in this article
in February 2016 work on phase 4 began, by SSH Holdings, on islands 13–14 on the eastern part.
Education
The islands have the new Bahrain University.
Administration
The island belongs to
Northern Governorate
The Northern Governorate ( ar, المحافظة الشمالية , translit=Al-Muḥāfaẓat aš-Šamālīyah) is one of the four governorates of Bahrain. It includes parts of the former municipalities of Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Al Minta ...
.
Transportation
There are two
causeway
A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...
s connecting Northern City with
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 ...
:
* Jid al Haj Bridge
* Diraz Bridge
A future causeway called the Gulf Drive will connect the islands to
Muharraq Island
Muharraq Island (), formerly known as Moharek, is the second largest island in the archipelago of Bahrain after Bahrain Island. It lies east of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island.
History
It is named after Muharraq City, the former capital ...
through all reclaimed islands in the north.
Image gallery
File:Un-bahrain.png, Map 1
File:Northern Governorate in Bahrain 2014.svg, District Map
File:AMA North Bahrein New Town.JPG, The reclaimed land from above in 2007
See also
*
List of islands of Bahrain
This is a list of islands of the ''Kingdom of Bahrain'', which includes most of the archipelago known as the . The Kingdom consists of 33 natural islands and a number of man-made ones.
Islands
In addition to the Bahrain Islands, the Kingdom con ...
References
Populated places in Bahrain
Artificial islands of Bahrain
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