Sitra
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Sitra ( or , As-Sitra), also known as Sitrah or Sitra Island ( ), is an island in Bahrain situated approximately south of the capital, Manama, which is on Bahrain Island.
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- Sitra
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- Bahrain
- Islands.map_caption
- Location of Sitra in Bahrain
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- Arabic language
- Islands.sobriquet
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- Islands.location
- Persian Gulf, Arabian Gulf
- Islands.archipelago
- Bahrain
- Islands.waterbody
- Persian Gulf, Arabian Gulf
- Islands.total_islands
- 1
- Islands.area_km2
- 22.45
- Islands.coastline_km
- 36
- Islands.length_km
- 8.3
- Islands.width_km
- 5
- Islands.elevation_m
- 6
- Islands.country
- Bahrain
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- Governorate
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- split between Capital Governorate and Southern Governorate
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Part of
- Bahrain
- Country
- Bahrain
- Population
- 72601
- Area
- 22.45
- Elevation
- 6
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Body of water
- Gulf of Bahrain
- Image
- Women taking part in a pro-democracy sit in in Sitra.jpg
- Width
- 5
- Length
- 8.6
- Perimeter
- 36
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- Bahrain
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Sitra ( or , As-Sitra), also known as Sitrah or Sitra Island ( ), is an island in Bahrain situated approximately south of the capital, Manama, which is on Bahrain Island.
== History == The island of Sitra has witnessed various conflicts. One notable conflict occurred in 1782 between the local populace and a group of Bani Utbah individuals who arrived in Sitra from Zubarah seeking supplies. This confrontation resulted in casualties on both sides and led to the 1783 Bani Utbah invasion of Bahrain, which in turn led to the end of Persian rule in Bahrain.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sitra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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