Jidhafs
جدحفص | |
|---|---|
City | |
  Jidhafs | |
| Coordinates: 26°13′08″N 50°32′17″E / 26.219°N 50.538°E | |
| Country | Bahrain |
| Governorate | Northern Governorate |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 66,588 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 |
| Area code | +973 17 55 |
Jidhafs (Arabic: جدحفص, romanized: Jid Ḥafṣ) 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 was 44,769 in 1991.
- ^ Turner, Barry. The Statesman's Yearbook 2003: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. p. 1760.