The Mountain of Smoke is a hill in the Southern Governorate of Bahrain. At 134 m above mean sea level, it is the country's highest point. The Mountain of Smoke is named as such because of the haze whi
Bahrain Island, also known as Awal Island and formerly as Bahrein, is the largest island within the archipelago of Bahrain, and forms the bulk of the country's land mass while hosting the majority of
Mountain of Smoke
…it on humid days. A number of caves of indeterminate type are in the vicinity of this mountain. This limestone mountain offers panoramic views of Bahrain island, the main land mass of Bahrain. Flint dating to the Stone Age has been found on and around the hill…
Muharraq in the foreground; Manama on Bahrain Island in the background
Bahrain Island (center) seen from space.
View from the International Space Station of the Gulf of Bahrain, facing southeast, with Qatar visible at top, and Bahrain Island off it