Reef Island, Bahrain

Reef Island

Nickname: Lulu Island
Reef Island Location of Reef Island in Bahrain
Geography
Location	Persian Gulf
Coordinates	26°14′24″N 50°33′54″E / 26.24°N 50.565°E / 26.24; 50.565Coordinates: 26°14′24″N 50°33′54″E / 26.24°N 50.565°E / 26.24; 50.565
Archipelago	Bahrain
Adjacent bodies of water	Persian Gulf
Total islands	1
Major islands	Reef Island
Area	0.713 km2 (0.275 sq mi)
Length	1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Width	0.65 km (0.404 mi)
Coastline	3.5 km (2.17 mi)
Highest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Administration
Bahrain
Governorate	Capital Governorate
Largest settlement	Le Reef (pop. 3000)
Demographics
Demonym	Bahraini
Population	3000 (2016)
Pop. density	4,300/km2 (11100/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Bahraini, non-Bahraini
Additional information
Time zone	AST (UTC+3)
ISO code	BH-13
Official website	www.reef-island.com/main.asp

Reef Island is an artificial island in the archipelago of Bahrain. It has a distance of 2 km (1.2 mi) north of downtown Manama, on Bahrain Island.

History[]

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 ), and the Government of Bahrain, 50% each. Cost of the Project: $1.5 billion ^[1][2]

Description[]

Designed by , 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.

Demography[]

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.

Administration[]

The island belongs to Capital Governorate.

Transportation[]

There is a causeway connecting Reef Island with Manama on Bahrain Island.

Image gallery[]

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  Map 1

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  District Map

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  Image of Reef Island

References[]

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