List of cities in Bahrain
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This is a list of cities and towns in Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...

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Ten largest cities

  1. Manama
    Manama
    Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 155,000 people.Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population...

     - 154,700
  2. Riffa - 111,000
  3. Muharraq - 98,800
  4. Hamad Town
    Madinat Hamad
    Madinat Hamad is a city in northern Bahrain. It was a municipality of Bahrain in the central part of the country. It was split off of the municipality of Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah in 1991. Its territory is now in the Northern Governorate...

     - 57,000
  5. A'ali
    A'ali
    A'ali is one of the biggest towns in Bahrain. It was formerly a part of the municipality of Mintaqah but since 2001 lies within the Central Governorate. A'ali is famous for its 170,000+ ancient burial mounds, which is considered one of the largest graveyards in the world...

     - 51,400
  6. Isa Town- 39,800
  7. Sitra
    Sitra
    Sitra is an island in the Central Governorate of Bahrain, just east of Bahrain Island in Persian Gulf. It lies south of Manama and Nabih Saleh. The island's western coast forms the boundary of Tubli Bay....

     - 37,100
  8. Budaiya
    Al-Budayyi'
    Al Budaiya is a coastal town located in the northwestern region of Bahrain Island, in the Northern Governorate of the Kindgdom of Bahrain. It neighbors the villages of Diraz and Bani Jamra....

     - 33,200
  9. Jidhafs
    Jidd Haffs
    Jidhafs is a city in northern Bahrain. It was a municipality of Bahrain in the northern part of the country. Its territory is now in the Capital and Northern Governorate.Located in 24 square km...

     - 32,600
  10. Al-Malikiyah
    Malkiya, Bahrain
    Malkiya is a village that lies on the western coast of Bahrain Island in Bahrain. Its inhabitants are mostly Bahrani Shiites. The village is home to the Malkiya Club football team....

     - 14,800
  11. Adliya
    Adliya
    Adliya is the bohemian neighborhood in Manama, Bahrain.The district is a multicultural, busy area, a home to commerce, culture and entertainment, and it is considered as one of the four centres of Manama's nightlife....


Other towns

  • Awali
    Awali
    Awali is a small municipality located approximately in the centre of the Kingdom of Bahrain, a small island in the Persian Gulf. Founded in the 1930s by the Bahrain Petroleum Company, it is populated mostly by workers of various nationalities from around the world whose skills were needed in the...

  • Diraz
    Diraz
    Diraz is a village on the north west coast of Bahrain. It lies to the east of Budaiya, west of Bar-bar and north of Bani Jamra. It is a predominantly Shia village....

  • Hidd
    Al Hidd
    Al Hidd is a town in Bahrain, located on a sand spit on the southeastern extremity of Muharraq Island. The town is of Sunni population, of bedouin tribal origin, huwala, or Afro-Arabs. About a third of the inhabitants of Hidd are of Omani descent....

  • Sar
    Sar, Bahrain
    Sar is a village in Bahrain with an affluent residential district alongside a poverty stricken area. It is known to be a town of ambassadors, expatriates and wealthy Bahrainis....

  • Bani Jamrah
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