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South Sitra Island

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Location
  
Persian Gulf

Total islands
  
1

Length
  
0.2 km (0.12 mi)

Elevation
  
0 cm

Archipelago
  
Bahrain

Adjacent bodies of water
  
Persian Gulf

Major islands
  
South Sitra

Width
  
0.35 km (0.217 mi)

Area
  
10 ha

South Sitra Island

Adjacent body of water
  
Persian Gulf (also known as Arabian Gulf)

South Sitra (Arabic: سترة‎‎ or سِتْرَة) is an island in Bahrain. It has a distance of 12.5 km (7.8 mi) south of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island.

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History

It is the location of Sitra Palace.

Geography

The Island is located just south of Sitra in the Persian Gulf. The island's western coast forms the boundary of Tubli Bay. to the South of it is the new reclamation project of Sitra Technology Park Islands.

Transportation

The South Sitra Causeway connects it to Sitra Island.

Administration

The island belongs to Southern Governorate.

References

South Sitra Island Wikipedia