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Jidhafs () is a town situated in Bahrain.

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Place details

Locality
جِدحفص
Region
محافظة العاصمة
Country
البحرين
Population
66,588
Timezone
Asia/Bahrain

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Jidhafs
Settlement.native_name
جدحفص
Settlement.native_name_lang
ar
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.pushpin_map
Bahrain
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Bahrain
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Northern Governorate
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
2.73
Settlement.population_as_of
2012
Settlement.population_total
66,588
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone1
UTC+03:00
Settlement.area_code
+973 17 55

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Encyclopedic overview

3 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • References

Jidhafs () is a town situated in Bahrain.

==Etymology== The Bahraini historian and researcher Mohammed bin Ali Al Tajer states in his book Aqd Al Lalali Fi Tarikh Awal that the word "Jid" translates to 'coast'. As such, the term 'Jid Hafs' is understood to translate to the "Coast of Hafs".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jidhafs” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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