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Riffa
Sign in to saveRiffa () is the second-largest city in the Kingdom of Bahrain in terms of area. The city is divided into three parts: , and . All three parts are located in the Southern Governorate.
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Place details
- Locality
- الرفاع
- Region
- المحافظة الجنوبية
- Country
- البحرين
- Population
- 115,495
- Timezone
- Asia/Bahrain
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Riffa
- Settlement.native_name
- الرفاع
- Settlement.nickname
- رفاع العز Riffa Glory and History
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- RiffaFort2.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Riffa Fort
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Bahrain
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Bahrain
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Southern Governorate
- Settlement.leader_title
- Governor
- Settlement.leader_name
- His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
- Settlement.leader_title2
- Deputy Governor
- Settlement.leader_name2
- Brigadier General Hamad Al Khayyat
- Settlement.established_title
- Settled
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Bahrain
- Located in
- Southern Governorate
- Population
- 79550
- Area
- 41
- Elevation
- 43
- Image
- Riffa Riffa Clock Tower 02.jpg
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- category of associated people
- Category:People from Riffa
- topic's main category
- Category:Riffa
- P12749
- Araneidae
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
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thumb|upright=1.7|Riffa Fort exterior
East Riffa is home to Bahrain's National Stadium, where most football matches and important sports events in Bahrain take place.
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The city has several shopping malls and two main shopping streets; Riffa Bazaar and Bukuwara Street Market.
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thumb|upright=1.3|Qudaibija Mosque
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- East Riffa
- West Riffa
- Notable people
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
Riffa () is the second-largest city in the Kingdom of Bahrain in terms of area. The city is divided into three parts: , and . All three parts are located in the Southern Governorate.
The city is growing fast: during the 2001 census, the population was recorded as 79,550, which was estimated at 111,000 by 2008.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Riffa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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