Umm as Sabaan

Umm as Sabaan ام الصبان
—  Island  —
Umm as Sabaan Location in Bahrain
Coordinates: 26°11′56″N 50°26′11″E / 26.19889°N 50.43639°E / 26.19889; 50.43639Coordinates: 26°11′56″N 50°26′11″E / 26.19889°N 50.43639°E / 26.19889; 50.43639
Country	Bahrain
Governorate	Northern Governorate
Population
– Total	3

Umm as Sabaan (Arabic: ام الصبان‎) is an islet in Bahrain. It lies off the north western corner of Bahrain Island, near Budaiya village, and east of Jidda Island, located in Persian Gulf.

The island is privately owned by Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman Al Khalifa, uncle of the present King, Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa, and brother of Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. Shaikh Mohammed renamed the island after himself as Al Mohammadiya (Arabic: المحمدية‎).

In the 1930s, the ruler of Bahrain gave the island as a gift to Max Thornburg, an American oil executive from Caltex. He used it as his private residence and office.

References

• Islands And Maritime Boundaries Of The Gulf 1798–1960, Archive Editions
• Personal diary of Charles D. Belgrave, British Advisor to the ruler of Bahrain, 1926 - 1957
• Article about politics of the islands, Abbas al Murshid

See also

• Umm an Nasan
• Jidda Island