Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Island

Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Island
Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Island is located in Bahrain
Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Island
Location within Bahrain
Geography
LocationPersian Gulf
Coordinates26°13′30″N 50°38′06″E / 26.225°N 50.635°E / 26.225; 50.635
ArchipelagoBahrain
Adjacent toArabian Sea
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Island
Area0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Length1.2 km (0.75 mi)
Width0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Coastline3.9 km (2.42 mi)
Administration
GovernorateMuharraq Governorate
Demographics
DemonymBahraini
Population0 (2010)
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codeBH-15

Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Island is an artificial island in the archipelago of Bahrain.[1] It forms part of the Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Causeway that connects the nation's capital Manama on the Bahrain Island to Hidd in the Muharraq island.[2][3] It is named after Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, who served as the Prime Minister of Bahrain from 1970 to 2020.[2][4] The island hosts the Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Park, a 79,000 m2 (850,000 sq ft) urban green space that was constructed by the Nass Group.[2][5] The park is used for public recreation and tourism activities.[2][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Island". Logi Travel. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "New access to Prince Khalifa bin Salman park completed". BNA News. 28 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Khalifa Bin Salman causeway" (PDF). Boskalis. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Bahrain's Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa dies". The Arab Weekly. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Park". Nass group. Retrieved 1 June 2025.