Jidhafs | |
Native Name: | جدحفص |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Bahrain |
Coordinates: | 26.219°N 50.538°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bahrain |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Governorate |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2.73 |
Population As Of: | 1991 |
Population Total: | 44,784[1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Area Code: | +973 17 55 |
Jidhafs (Arabic: جدحفص|Jid Ḥafṣ) is a city in Bahrain. It was a municipality of Bahrain in the northern part of the country. Its territory is now in the Capital and Northern Governorate. It is about 3 km west of the capital Manama. It is neighbored by the villages of Al Daih and Sanabis to the north, Al Musala and Tashan to the south, Jibilat Habshi and Muqsha to the west. The city's population was 44,769 in 1991.
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".