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View of the causeway, facing east (Bahraini side). The King Fahd Causeway ( Arabic: جسر الملك فهد, romanized : Jisr al-Malik Fahd) is a 25 km (15.5 mi) long series of bridges and causeways connecting Khobar, Saudi Arabia, and Al Jasra, Bahrain . Its five bridges rest on 536 concrete pylons, [2] with seven embankments in the Gulf's ...
Bahrain is situated between Qatar and the northeastern coast of Saudi Arabia, to which it is connected by the King Fahd Causeway. The population of Bahrain is 1,501,635 as of May 14, 2023, based on elaborations of the United Nations data, of whom 712,362 are Bahraini nationals. [ 2]
Sitra Causeway. Coordinates: 26.185°N 50.590°E. The newly built underpass of the Um Al Hassam junction. The Sitra Causeway consists of a series of bridges and causeways constructed in the Kingdom of Bahrain. [1] The causeway is part of Shaikh Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah Highway and connects the island of Nabih Saleh and Sitra, to the capital city ...
King Hamad Causeway is a proposed causeway to connect Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, running parallel to the existing King Fahd Causeway. [1] The causeway is expected to be about 25 kilometers and allow passenger trains, freight trains and vehicles so as to reduce the traffic on the King Fahd Causeway. [2] It is estimated to cost $5 billion and will ...
Prestressed concrete. 80+150+80. Beam bridge. Prestressed concrete. King Fahd Causeway. Gulf of Bahrain. 1986. Jasra – Khobar. 26°12′07.5″N 50°17′12.3″E.
It was announced on 13 December 2008 that construction would start in early 2009, and would cost approximately US$2.3 billion to complete. As of June 2015, construction had not started, and the Qatar–Bahrain Causeway project was on hold, while the contracting consortium involved with the project was said to be demobilising, according to a source at the Qatar Bahrain Causeway Foundation (QBCF).
Gulf Railway. The Gulf Railway, also known as the GCC Railway, is a proposed railway system to connect all six Gulf Cooperation Council member states in Eastern Arabia. The rail network will have a total length of 2,177 km. The project is estimated to cost US$250 billion. [1] It was scheduled to be completed by 2025, [2] although as of 2023 ...
King Fahd Passport Island, or simply Passport Island, is an artificial island partitioned between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in the Gulf of Bahrain.Spread across 2.5 km (1.6 mi), it serves as the sole border crossing between the two countries and is used for connecting Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province to Bahrain's Northern Governorate through the King Fahd Causeway.