Jidhafs
City in Northern Governorate, Bahrain
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Jidhafs (Arabic: جدحفص, romanized: Jid Ḥafṣ) is a town situated in Bahrain.
Jidhafs
جدحفص | |
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City | |
  Jidhafs | |
| Coordinates: 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] |
| • Density | 24,400/km2 (63,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 |
| Area code | +973 17 55 |
Etymology
The Bahraini historian and researcher Mohammed bin Ali Al Tajer states in his book Aqd Al Lalali Fi Tarikh Awal [page needed] that the word "Jid" translates to 'coast'. As such, the term 'Jid Hafs' is understood to translate to the "Coast of Hafs".
Geography
It is about 3 km west of the capital city Manama. It is neighbored by the villages of Al Daih and Sanabis to the north, Al Musalla and Tashan to the south, Jeblat Hebshi and Muqsha to the west. The city's population was 44,769 in 1991.
It was a municipality of Bahrain in the northern part of the country until 2002 when it was reorganised into the Northern Governorate and then reorganised again into the Capital Governorate territory.
