Nabih Saleh

Nabih Saleh Island
Native name: جزيرة النبيه صالح (Arabic)
	Nabih Saleh Island Location of Nabih Saleh Island in Bahrain
Geography
Location	Arabian Gulf
Coordinates	26°10′59″N 50°35′06″E / 26.183°N 50.585°E
Archipelago	Bahrain
Adjacent to	Arabian Gulf
Total islands	1
Major islands	Nabih Saleh;
Area	1.4 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Length	1.4 km (0.87 mi)
Width	1.2 km (0.75 mi)
Coastline	9 km (5.6 mi)
Highest elevation	3.5 m (11.5 ft)
Highest point	Nabih Saleh graveyard
Administration
	Bahrain
Governorate	Capital Governorate
Largest settlement	Nabih Saleh (pop. 3,150)
Demographics
Demonym	Bahraini
Population	3,200 (2019)
Pop. density	2,300/km2 (6000/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Bahraini, non-Bahraini
Additional information
Time zone	AST (UTC+3);
ISO code	BH-14

Nabih Saleh (Arabic: النبيه صالح) is an island of Bahrain in the Arabian Gulf. It lies in the Tubli Bay, east of Bahrain Island, and is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) south of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island.

Etymology

The island is named for the formerly separate islands of Nebbi and Saleh.^[1] The island was named after the Shi'ite holy man, Salih,^[2] who received the title "Nabih Saleh" due to his asceticism and was buried on the island, where his tomb, the Shrine of Nabih Saleh, still stands.^[3]

History

This island originally, like Sitra, was covered with farms and date palm groves, but now it has been denuded by mass deforestation.^[2]^[4] In 2016 renovation works began on the island ^[5]^[6]