Jidhafs

Jidhafs (Arabic: جد حفص‎) is a city in Bahrain. It was a municipality of Bahrain in the northern part of the country. Its territory is now in the Capital and Northern Governorate. It is about 3 km west of the capital Manama. It is neighbored by the villages of Al Daih and Sanabis to the north, Al Musala and Tashan to the south, Jibilat Habshi and Muqsha to the west. The city's population is about 11,000.

Etymology

The Bahraini historian and researcher Mohammed bin Ali Al Tajer states in his book Aqd Al Lalali Fi Tarikh Awal that the word "Jid" translates to 'coast'. As such, the term 'Jid Hafs' is understood to translate to the "Coast of Hafs".

Settlements in the Northern Governorate of Bahrain

Abu Baham Abu Saiba Al Hajar Al Markh Al Musalla Al Qadam Al Qala Al Qurayyah Bani Jamra Barbar Budaiya Bu Quwah Buri Dar Kulaib Diraz Dumistan Hamad Town Hamala Hillat Abdul Saleh Janabiyah Jannusan Jasra Jid Al-Haj Jidda Island Jidhafs Karrana Karzakan Khamis Malkiya Muqsha Sar Sadad Sehla Shahrakan Shakhura Tashan Umm an Nasan Umm as Sabaan Zallaq

Major cities of Bahrain

Al Hidd Hamad Town Isa Town Jidd Haffs Manama Muharraq Riffa Sitra

Coordinates: 26°13′27″N 50°32′22″E / 26.22417°N 50.53944°E / 26.22417; 50.53944

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