In article , Larry wrote:
Now, tell Google Earth to go to "Manama, Bahrain" in the Arabian Gulf.

Between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia is a big causeway connecting the two
kingdoms. Off the side of the causeway is a little piece of prime real
estate mere mortals will never be invited to at:
26-11-37.33W by 50-24-13.40E
a private little island, obviously not a trailer park. I don't know who it
belongs to, but it's not the Amir's, which is up the W coast of the main
island. The "house", the size of your state capital, is on the beach in
the SW corner. On the East end, you'll see a circular marina with "a few
little boats" tied up to their own piers. The 4 little boats are about
30' according to Google Earth's measuring stick and the big one is a 50.
Nice little place to relax with its own little marina club with swimming
pool. They also have quite a nice orchard, probably olives.

You've obviously not got everything in GE switched on:

quote
Jidda Island is an islet in Bahrain. It lies to the west of Bahrain
Island and just north of Umm an Nasan. It is connected to Umm an
Nasan by a short causeway.

Jidda used to be the location of one of Bahrain's prisons. Majeed
Marhoon and several other political activists spent time in the
prison in the sixties and seventies.

It later became the private property of Prime Minister Khalifa bin
Salman Al Khalifa and is currently off limits to ordinary citizens.
The island has a number of palaces, gardens, a golf course, two
helipads, a mosque and several other facilities for the personal use
of the Prime Minister.

The island is made of limestone cliffs. It is believed that blocks
of rock cut from the island were used in the Barbar temple on
Bahrain Island.
/quote

The structure at 26, 10'40"N 50, 24'26"E looks like a bunker... maybe a
hangar. The causeway would make a good runway for a plane.

Still, not sure it's a part of the world I'm likely to visit. Too many
'unfriendly' countries. I wouldn't mind visiting Kuwait, UAE, or
Bahrain, but it would be all too easy to stray into Iranian waters... is
Oman a western-friendly place? If not, when you're between both Iran and
Oman you're not anywhere you would want, as either an American or Brit,
to be.

's a shame really, the history to be seen in the region is mind-blowing.
There were well established civilisations there while most of Europe
were still living in mud huts.

Justin.

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Justin C, by the sea.