| Reef Island | |
| Map: | Bahrain |
| Native Name Link: | Arabic language |
| Sobriquet: | Lulu Island |
| Location: | Persian Gulf |
| Archipelago: | Bahrain |
| Waterbody: | Persian Gulf |
| Total Islands: | 1 |
| Area Km2: | 0.713 |
| Coastline Km: | 3.5 |
| Length Km: | 1.3 |
| Width Km: | 0.65 |
| Elevation M: | 0 |
| Country: | Bahrain |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Capital Governorate |
| Country Largest City: | Le Reef |
| Country Largest City Population: | 3000 |
| Demonym: | Bahraini |
| Population: | 3000 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Density Km2: | 4300 |
| Ethnic Groups: | Bahraini, non-Bahraini |
| Timezone1: | AST |
| Utc Offset1: | +3 |
| Iso Code Type: | ISO code |
| Iso Code: | BH-13 |
Reef Island (Arabic: جزيرة الريف) is an artificial island in the archipelago of Bahrain. It has a distance of 2km (01miles) north of downtown Manama, on Bahrain Island.
In 2000, a plan was proposed by a group called Lulu Island Development to develop a housing project at Bahrain. in August 2004 Construction began on the island. The investors were Lulu Tourism Company (a subsidiary of Mouawad Group), and the Government of Bahrain, 50% each. Cost of the Project: $1.5 billion [1] [2]
Designed by Spowers and Pentago, the housing project comprises a five star hotel resort, waterfront apartments, yacht club, boutique retail, villas, a spa hotel, lagoon apartments, a thirty floors apartment tower, marine retail, theater/exhibition halls and a marina.
All buildings are developed in a landscaped garden setting unique to Bahrain. Access for yachts up to 110 meters in length is provided and a number of beaches enhance the relaxed lifestyle inherent in Reef Island.
There are several housing projects on the island, the major one is Le-Reef.[3] Another big ones are Marina reef [4] and Venice reef.
The island belongs to Capital Governorate.
There is a causeway connecting Reef Island with Manama on Bahrain Island.