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Which islands make up the archipelago of Bahrain?
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The state of Bahrain consists of two primary groups of islands located in the Persian Gulf.1
The first group is centered around Bahrain Island, which comprises the vast majority of the country's land area. This group includes several smaller islands, most notably:
- Al-Muḥarraq
- Sitrah
- Nabī Ṣāliḥ
- Al-Muḥammadiyyah (Umm al-Ṣabbān)
- Umm al-Naʿsān
- Jiddah1
The second group consists of the Ḥawār Islands, situated southeast of the main island near the coast of Qatar. Following a territorial dispute, the International Court of Justice awarded these islands to Bahrain in 2001.1