Southern Governorate

{{Unreferenced stub|auto=yes|date=December 2009}} {{For|the governorate of Lebanon|South Governorate}} [[Image:BH-05.svg|thumb|right|Map of Bahrain showing Southern Governorate]] The '''Southern Governorate''' ({{Lang-ar|المحافظة الجنوبية}}; [[Arabic transliteration|transliterated]]: al-Muhafazah [[al-Janobiyah]]) is the largest of the five [[governorate]]s of [[Bahrain]]. It includes parts of Bahrain's old municipalities - [[Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah]], [[Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah]], and [[Hawar Islands|Juzur Hawar]] (the Hawar Islands). It is the least populated of the regions on Bahrain and the least economically productive, per capita. The Governor of the Southern Governorate is [[Shaikh Abdullah Bin Rashid Al Khalifa]], the son of The Minister of Interior H.E. Lt. Gen. Sh. Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa. {{Geographic location |Centre = Southern Governorate |North = [[Central Governorate]] |Northeast = |East = ''[[Gulf of Bahrain]]'' |Southeast = |South = |Southwest = ''[[Gulf of Bahrain]]'' |West = |Northwest = [[Northern Governorate]] }} {{Governorates of Bahrain}} {{Coord missing|Bahrain}}