Nabi Salih, al-
NABI SALIH, AL-
uninhabited island in the bahrain archipelago of the persian/arabian gulf.
Lying some two and one half miles (4 km) to the southeast of Bahrain's capital, Manama, al-Nabi Salih is situated midway between the island of alAwal and the island of Sitra. Extensive date-palm gardens covered al-Nabi Salih in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Sizable groves remain along the western and northern shores, watered by several natural springs. Bahraini Shiʿa revere the large pool at the center of the island, as well as the tomb of the local saint, Salih, from whom the island takes its name.
Bibliography
Cottrell, Alvin J., ed. The Persian Gulf States: A General Survey. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980.
fred h. lawson
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