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The climatic conditions of the area is arid. The average annual temperature in the area is 28 °C. The warmest month is August, when the average temperature is 38 °C and the coldest is
January, with 18 °C. The average annual rainfall is 144 millimeters. The rainiest month is
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Bahrain is in a relatively shallow inlet of the
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70:Location of Bahrain Island in the Gulf of Persia
436:are situated in the vicinity of the mountain.
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499:, the third largest island. There are three
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511:Shaikh Hamad Bridge: From Muharraq City to
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649:International Court of Justice
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541:At its eastern shore is lying
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16:Island in the Gulf of Bahrain
598:Muharraq in the foreground;
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39:Nickname: Al-Awal Island
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784:"Bahrein Islands"
770:Encyclopædia Britannica
474:Bahrain's Governorates
311:Additional information
193:Highest elevation
520:: From Muharraq City/
241:Southern Governorate
236:Northern Governorate
507:on Bahrain Island:
246:Capital Governorate
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909:South Sitra Island
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555:King Fahd Causeway
378:Jazīrah al-Baḥrayn
255:Largest settlement
201:Highest point
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289:Pop. density
266:Demographics
228:Governorates
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147:Persian Gulf
120:26.03; 50.55
88:Persian Gulf
977:Reef Island
957:Halat Nuaim
942:Bahrain Bay
884:Nabih Saleh
864:Halat Nuaim
497:Al Muharraq
458:Mina Salman
422:pomegranate
142:Adjacent to
131:Archipelago
118: /
94:Coordinates
27:Native name
1004:Categories
929:Artificial
739:References
728:2016-04-16
662:2013-06-09
449:Demography
426:escarpment
281:Population
551:Al Khubar
522:Busaiteen
501:causeways
485:Causeways
434:oil wells
396:Geography
317:Time zone
185:Coastline
79:Geography
781:(1911),
620:See also
356:.bahrain
340:ISO code
301:Bahraini
275:Bahraini
84:Location
841:Natural
791:(ed.),
561:Gallery
536:Juffair
489:bridges
440:Climate
390:Bahrain
386:Bahrein
271:Demonym
219:Bahrain
135:Bahrain
106:50°33′E
103:26°02′N
694:(1911)
679:(1878)
600:Manama
543:Sitrah
505:Manama
454:Manama
420:, and
414:almond
371:Arabic
259:Manama
169:Length
982:Sitra
787:, in
656:(PDF)
632:Notes
574:Map 1
344:BH-14
329:UTC+3
177:Width
532:Hidd
487:and
410:date
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354:www
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