Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Island is an artificial island 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 ...

. It lies east 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 and is part of the Prince Khalifa Bin Salaman Causeway from Bahrain island 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 ...

History

It is named after Prince Khalifa Bin Salman. The island was built by Nass group.

Geography

The artificial island is roughly rectangle in shape, and includes the Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Park and the Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Bridge.

Administration

The island belongs to Muharraq Governorate .

Transportation

The island is in the center of the Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Bridge, which connects

Hidd :''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 Bahrain, located on a sand spit on the southeastern extremity of Muh ...

to Juffair.

Tourism

The island is one of Bahrain's top tourist attractions because of Hidd Waterpark located on the island.Map
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Image gallery

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References

Islands of Bahrain Artificial islands of Bahrain Islands of the Persian Gulf {{Bahrain-geo-stub