Nabih Saleh

Nabih Saleh Island

Native name: جزيرة النبيه صالح  (Arabic)
Nabih Saleh Island Location of Nabih Saleh Island in Bahrain
Geography
Location	Persian Gulf
Coordinates	26°10′59″N 50°35′06″E / 26.183°N 50.585°E / 26.183; 50.585Coordinates: 26°10′59″N 50°35′06″E / 26.183°N 50.585°E / 26.183; 50.585
Archipelago	Bahrain
Adjacent bodies of water	Persian Gulf
Total islands	1
Major islands	Nabih Saleh
Area	1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Length	1.4 km (0.87 mi)
Width	1.2 km (0.75 mi)
Coastline	9 km (5.6 mi)
Highest elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Highest point	Mountain of Smoke
Administration
Bahrain
Governorate	Northern Governorate
Largest settlement	Nabih Saleh (population 3000)
Demographics
Demonym
Population	3000 (2010)
Pop. density	2,300 /km2 (6,000 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Bahraini, non-Bahraini
Additional information
Time zone	AST (UTC+3)
Official website	www.alnabih.org
ISO Code = BH-14

Nabih Saleh (Arabic: النبيه صالح‎‎) is an island of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf. It lies in the Tubli Bay, east of Bahrain Island, and has a distance of 2.5 km (1.6 mi) south of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island.

The island is named for the formerly separate islands of Nebbi and Saleh. Saleh was named for the Shia Muslim scholar, Sheikh Saleh, who lived there in the 14th century. This island originally, like Sitra, was covered with farms and date palm groves, but now it suffers from mass deforestation. In 2016 renovation works began on the island

There are two villages located on the Island:

Shias form a large portion of the island's population.

The island belongs to Northern Governorate .

It is connected to both Bahrain Island and Sitra through the Sitra Causeway.

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