Jidda Islands () are a group of three small uninhabited islets in Bahrain, lying to the west of Bahrain Island and just north of Umm an Nasan in the Persian Gulf. They are west of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island.
History In 1930 Jidda became the location of one of Bahrain's prisons.Bahraini Prisoners - Debate in British House of Commons Majeed Marhoon, Abdulhadi Khalaf and several other political activists spent time in the prison in the 1960s and 1970s. It later became the private property of Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain from 1970 until his death in 2020, and is currently closed to the public.
Geography The main island is made of limestone cliffs. It is believed that blocks of rock cut from the island were used in the Barbar temple on Bahrain Island.Barbar Temple - Unesco The small Mini Bahrain is an artificial island on the south shore made to look exactly like the big Bahrain Island.Little Bahrain replica construction complete
Demography The island has a palace, gardens, a helipad, a mosqueJidda Island Mosque - Archnet.org and other facilities established for the late prime minister and his family, although the island is uninhabited and Sheikh Khalifa himself lived in Riffa, Bahrain Island until his death in November 2020.
Administration The island belongs to the Northern Governorate of Bahrain.
Transportation It is connected to Umm an Nasan by a causeway.
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See also List of islands of Bahrain
References
External links
Article about politics of the islands, Abbas al Murshid