Sitra
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| Waters | Persian Gulf | |
| Geographical location | 26 ° 9 '24 " N , 50 ° 37' 17" E | |
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| length | 8.6 km | |
| width | 3.3 km | |
| surface | 15.65 km² | |
| Residents | 42,000 2684 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Marqūbān | |
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Sitra ( Arabic سترة, DMG Sitra ) is an island in Bahrain with approx. 42,000 inhabitants. It is located south of Manama and Nabih Saleh .
The majority of the inhabitants live in the seven villages of Wadyan , Kharijiyya , Marguban , Qurayya , Mahazza , Sufala and Abul Aish .
economy
There is an industrial area in the northern part of the island. The oil reserves of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) are stored in southern Sitra.
The refinery on Sitra was established in 1936 . It is the oldest active refinery in the Persian Gulf .
history
During the 2011 protests in Bahrain on March 16, 2011, more than 200 people were injured by firearms in fighting between demonstrators and government supporters.
Personalities
- A'ala Hubail (* 1982), football player
Web links
Commons : Sitra - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Middle East and North Africa 2004, Vol. 50, 50th ed.London: Routledge, 2003, p. 234
- ↑ Martin Gehlen: Insurgents call for help. In: Frankfurter Rundschau . March 16, 2011, accessed March 18, 2011 .