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The island is located on the King Fahd Causeway. The artificial island is also named Middle Island, Embankment 4. The buildings of King Fahd Causeway Authority and other government Directorates were erected on the Border Station, as well as two mosques, two Coast Guard towers and two 65-metre-high
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opened in 1986 and included the building of the artificial island. Its route was chosen as the shortest path between the island of Bahrain and mainland Saudi Arabia. It is named after
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The only inhabited place is the staff building on the center of the island. The staff belong to the King Fahd Causeway Authority.
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The inhabitants on the island are engaged in Ministry duties for incoming citizens and visitors to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
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and the Bahraini side of the border station has a McDonald's outlet.
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The Border Station was designed as two islands connected by an
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The Saudi side of the border station has outlets of
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Artificial island on the Bahrain–Saudi Arabia border
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Native name

Bahrain
King Fahd Passport Island is located in Bahrain
Gulf of Bahrain
26°11′02″N 50°19′26″E / 26.184°N 50.324°E / 26.184; 50.324
Bahrain
Persian Gulf
Bahrain
Governorate
Northern Governorate
Border Station
Saudi Arabia
Region
Eastern Province
Bahraini
Bahraini
non-Bahraini
Time zone
AST
UTC+03:00
ISO code
www.kfca.com.sa
artificial island
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
Gulf of Bahrain
Eastern Province
Northern Governorate
King Fahd Causeway

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