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Hawar Islands
Native name:
Arabic: جزر حوار
Hawar Fort in 1938
Hawar Islands is located in Bahrain
Hawar Islands
Hawar Islands
Location of Hawar Islands in Bahrain
Geography
LocationPersian Gulf
Coordinates25°38′49″N 50°46′34″E / 25.647°N 50.776°E / 25.647; 50.776
ArchipelagoBahrain
Adjacent toPersian Gulf
Total islands16[1]
Major islands
  • Hawar Island    
Area52 km2 (20 sq mi)
Highest elevation22 m (72 ft)
Administration
Bahrain
GovernorateSouthern Governorate, ISO Code BH-14
Additional information
Time zone
  • AST (UTC+3)
Designations
Ramsar Wetland
Designated27 October 1997
Reference no.920[2]

The Hawar Islands (Arabic: جزر حوار; transliterated: Juzur Ḥawār) are an archipelago of desert islands; all but one are owned by Bahrain, while the southern, small, and uninhabited Jinan Island (Arabic: جزيرة جينان; transliterated: Jazirat Jinan) is administered by Qatar as part of its Al-Shahaniya municipality. The archipelago is situated off the west coast of Qatar in the Gulf of Bahrain of the Persian Gulf.

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  2. ^ "Hawar Islands". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

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