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Bahrain Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Bahrain with its 5 first-level divisions, the capital Manama and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Bahrain

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 5 units

Bahrain is divided into 5 first-level administrative divisions:

Al JanūbīyahAl ManāmahAl MuḩarraqAl WusţáAsh Shamālīyah

Largest cities in Bahrain

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
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1ManamaCapital563,920

Manama is the largest urban area in Bahrain with about 563,920 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Bahrain: ≈ 125 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

No major named rivers or lakes are mapped for Bahrain at this map scale.

Ethnic groups in Bahrain

CIA World Factbook · 2020
Bahraini
47.4%Asian
43.4%other Arab
4.9%African
1.4%North American
1.1%Gulf Co-operative countries
0.9%European
0.8%other
0.1%

Bahraini 47.4%, Asian 43.4%, other Arab 4.9%, African 1.4%, North American 1.1%, Gulf Co-operative countries 0.9%, European 0.8%, other 0.1% (2020 est.)

Regionally, Bahraini is the most common ethnic group across most of the 5 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Bahrain

CIA World Factbook · 2020
Muslim
74.2%other
25.9%

Muslim 74.2%, other 25.9% (2020 est)

Regionally, Muslim is the most common religious group across most of the 5 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Bahrain

CIA World Factbook

Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu

Regionally, Arabic is the most common language group across most of the 5 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.