๐ง๐ญ Riffa is the second largest city in the Kingdom of Bahrain by area size. Riffa is divided into three parts: East Riffa, West Riffa and North Riffa. The city is completely located in the Southern Governorate.
1History Riffa was formerly the principal settlement on Bahrain Island, before being supplanted by the port of Manama over the course of the 19th century.
1East Riffa East Riffa has many attractions; one such attraction is Riffa Fort, which is also known as Sheikh Salman Bin Ahmad Al Fateh Fort. The city has several shopping malls and two main shopping streets; Riffa Market (ุณูู ุงูุฑูุงุน, Souk ar-Rifa) and Bukuwara Street Market. The former is larger, while the latter is more organised and modernised. Playing golf in the Royal Golf Club is considered one of the top activities to do in the area. A new development, created by Arcapita, called Riffa Views, is a large residential and commercial center. The project includes artificial lakes, an international school, commercial districts, supermarkets, and will have access to the recently opened Royal Women's University. Enma Mall and Lulu Hypermarket Mall are new additions to the rapidly increasing commercial centres in East Riffa.
1West Riffa West Riffa is predominantly a residential area. Most of the ruling family, ministers and business investors live in West Riffa. King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain lives there, as well as the Prime Minister, Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. Riffa's famous clock tower is located in the centre of West Riffa.
West Riffa also has various landmarks including the Riffa Palace, where the former rulers of Bahrain, Sheikh Salman bin Hamad and Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa lived. West Riffa also is home to well-known springs, Al Hunaynya and Umm Ghwayfa, once considered to be Bahrain's purest and finest water.
1Riffa has a population of over 195,606 people. Riffa also forms the centre of the wider Southern Governorate which has a population of over 305,547 people.
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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Riffa has links with:
๐น๐ท Sinop, Turkey๐บ๐ธ Fort Lauderdale 26.115
๐ง๐ญ Madinat Hamad 26.1
๐ง๐ญ Hamad Town 26.1
๐ง๐ญ Al Muharraq 50.617
Locations Near: Riffa 50.55,26.1167
๐ง๐ญ Madinat Hamad 50.5,26.1 d: 5.3
๐ง๐ญ Hamad Town 50.5,26.1 d: 5.3
๐ง๐ญ Sitra 50.65,26.12 d: 10
๐ง๐ญ Bahrain 50.576,26.23 d: 12.8
๐ง๐ญ Manama 50.572,26.234 d: 13.2
๐ง๐ญ Al Manama 50.578,26.233 d: 13.2
๐ง๐ญ Al Muharraq 50.617,26.25 d: 16.2
๐ง๐ญ Muharraq 50.619,26.262 d: 17.6
Antipodal to: Riffa -129.45,-26.117
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 17734
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15535.1
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15410.5
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15343.1
๐ฒ๐ฝ Manzanillo -104.3,19.05 d: 14305.4
๐ฒ๐ฝ Lรกzaro Cรกrdenas -102.183,17.95 d: 14297.5
๐ฒ๐ฝ Zihuatanejo -101.55,17.633 d: 14291.7
๐ฒ๐ฝ Zihuatanejo de Azueta -101.55,17.633 d: 14291.7
๐ฒ๐ฝ Colima -103.717,19.233 d: 14257.5
๐ฒ๐ฝ Ciudad de Villa de Alvarez -103.749,19.256 d: 14257