Municipalities of Bahrain

Municipalities of Bahrain

Bahrain was formerly split into twelve municipalities that were all administered from the capital city of Manama. On July 3 2002, these were superseded by the five governorates of Bahrain.

# Al Hadd
# Al Manamah
# Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah (Western)
# Al Mintaqah al Wusta (Central)
# Al Mintaqah al Shamaliyah (Northern)
# Al Muharraq
# Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah (Rifa and Southern)
# Jidd Haffs
# Madinat Hamad
# Madinat 'Isa
# Juzur Hawar
# Sitrah

The map does not show Madinat Hamad, which was split off from Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah in 1991.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Governorates of Bahrain — Bahrain This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Bahrain Constitution King Hamad bin Is …   Wikipedia

  • Bahrain — /bah rayn , ruyn , beuh /, n. 1. a sheikdom in the Persian Gulf, consisting of a group of islands: formerly a British protectorate; declared independent 1971. 603,318; 232 sq. mi. (601 sq. km). Cap.: Manama. 2. the largest island in this group:… …   Universalium

  • Municipalities of Qatar — Map of the municipalities of Qatar …   Wikipedia

  • List of Bahrain-related topics — This is a list of topics related to Bahrain. Those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes in the sidebar.Bahrain* Bahrain * Bahrainis * Emblem of BahrainBahraini media* Akhbar Al Khaleej *… …   Wikipedia

  • Northern Region, Bahrain — Al Mintaqah ash Shamaliyah (Arabic: المنطقة الشمالية‎ Northern region) was an administrative region of Bahrain in the northern part of the country. Its territory is now in the Northern Governorate …   Wikipedia

  • Politics of Bahrain — takes place in a framework of a constitutional monarchy, with an executive appointed by the king, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and a bi cameral legislature, with the Chamber of Deputies elected by universal suffrage, and the Shura Council… …   Wikipedia

  • List of municipalities of Armenia — Map of Armenia The Municipalities of Armenia are referred to as communities (համայնքներ hamaynkner, singular համայնք hamaynk ). Each community is self governing and consists of one or more settlements (bnakavayrer, singular bnakavayr).… …   Wikipedia

  • Isa Town — (Arabic: مدينة عيسى‎, Madinat Isa) is a middle class suburb in Bahrain in the north central part of the country. The name Isa refers to Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, the ruler of Bahrain from 1961 to 1999. Isa Town largely comprises affluent newly… …   Wikipedia

  • Manama — This article is about the capital of Bahrain. For the city in Ajman, see Manama, Ajman. Manama المنامة al Manāma Manama Skyline …   Wikipedia

  • Muharraq — This article is about city of Muharraq. For the island, see Muharraq Island. For the administritive division, see Muharraq Governorate. Al Muharraq View of Muharraq with the skyline of Manama in the background …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”