Umm as Sabaan

Umm as Sabaan Island
Native name: جزيرة ام الصبان (Arabic) Nickname: Al Mohammediya
	Umm as Sabaan Island Location of Umm as Sabaan in Bahrain
Geography
Location	Persian Gulf
Coordinates	26°12′00″N 50°26′10″E / 26.20°N 50.436°E
Archipelago	Bahrain
Adjacent to	Persian Gulf
Total islands	1
Major islands	Umm as Sabaan;
Area	0.18 km2 (0.069 sq mi)
Length	0.9 km (0.56 mi)
Width	0.28 km (0.174 mi)
Coastline	2.5 km (1.55 mi)
Highest elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Administration
	Bahrain
Governorate	Northern Governorate
Largest settlement	Umm as Sabaan (pop. 10)
Demographics
Demonym	Bahraini
Population	3 (2016)
Pop. density	16.6/km2 (43/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Bahraini, non-Bahraini
Additional information
Time zone	AST (UTC+3);
ISO code	BH-14
Official website	www.bahrain.com

Umm as Sabaan (Arabic: ام الصبان) is an islet in Bahrain. It lies off the north western corner of Bahrain Island, near Budaiya village, and east of Jidda Island, located in the Persian Gulf. It's 15 km (9.3 mi) west of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island.

History

The island was privately owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman Al Khalifa, uncle of the present King, Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa, and brother of Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. Sheikh Mohammed renamed the island after himself as Al Mohammediya (Arabic: المحمدية).

In the 1930s, the ruler of Bahrain lent the island as a gift to Max Thornburg, an American oil executive from Caltex. He cultivated the northern part of the island and lived there with his wife many months every year. In 1958, the Thornburgs returned the island.^[1]