This is a list of islands of the

Kingdom of Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...

, which includes most of the archipelago known as the . The Kingdom consists of 33 natural

island An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...

s and a number of man-made ones.

Islands

In addition to the Bahrain Islands, the Kingdom consists of: * The

Amwaj Islands Amwaj Islands (; transliterated: Juzur Amwaj) are a group of man-made islands, located in the Persian Gulf to the northeast of Bahrain, off the north coast of Muharraq Island. They lie northeast of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island. Geogra ...

, an artificial island chain which is already settled and in the final phase of construction. * The

Hawar Islands The Hawar Islands (; transliterated: ''Juzur Ḥawār'') are an archipelago of desert islands; all but one are owned by Bahrain, while the southern, small, and uninhabited Jinan Island (Arabic: جزيرة جينان; transliterated: ''Jazirat Ji ...

, split between

Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...

and

Qatar Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...

, most of which were granted to Bahrain by an international court in 2001. * The Jidda Islands consist of three deserted islands. This island is situated in the west side of Bahrain. * The Nurana Islands consist of two islets. This island is situated in the east north side of Bahrain. * The

Reef Islands The Reef Islands are a loose collection of 16 islands in the in Temotu Province, in the independent nation of Solomon Islands. These islands have historically also been known by the names of Swallow Islands and Matema Islands. Geography The i ...

consist of 16 islands. Bahrain map - 2

Former islands

Islands that once existed but which now, because of land reclamation, are no longer separated from larger land masses: *

Arad Island __NOTOC__ Arad () is a town in Bahrain, located on Muharraq Island. It was originally a small farming village inhabited by Baharna Shia, but later expanded to include new middle-class housing, which brought with it a large Sunni population. As of ...

, including

Arad Fort __NOTOC__ Arad Fort (, ''Qal'at 'Arad'') is a 15th-century fort in Arad, Bahrain, Arad, Bahrain. Formerly guarding a separate island of its own, the fort and its surroundings have since been joined to Muharraq Island. Arad Fort was built in the t ...

, now joined to Muharraq. * Halat Bu Maher, now joined to Muharraq * Jazirat al Azl, now joined to Muharraq. * Khasifeh or Khasifa * Halat Seltah

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Former islands

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