Reef Island (Arabic: جزيرة الريف) is an artificial island in the archipelago of Bahrain. It has a distance of 2 km (1.2 mi) north of downtown Manama, on Bahrain Island.
Nickname: Lulu Island
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  Reef Island Location of Reef Island in Bahrain | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Persian Gulf |
| Coordinates | 26°14′24″N 50°33′54″E / 26.24°N 50.565°E / 26.24; 50.565 |
| Archipelago | Bahrain |
| Adjacent to | Persian Gulf |
| Total islands | 1 |
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| Area | 0.713 km2 (0.275 sq mi) |
| Length | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) |
| Width | 0.65 km (0.404 mi) |
| Coastline | 3.5 km (2.17 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Governorate | Capital Governorate |
| Largest settlement | Le Reef (pop. 3000) |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Bahraini |
| Population | 3000 (2016) |
| Pop. density | 4,300/km2 (11100/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Bahraini, non-Bahraini |
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| Time zone | |
| ISO code | BH-13 |
| Official website | www |
In 2000, a plan was proposed by a group called Lulu Island Development to develop a housing project at Bahrain. in August 2004 Construction began on the island. The investors were Lulu Tourism Company (a subsidiary of Mouawad Group), and the Government of Bahrain, 50% each. Cost of the Project: $1.5 billion [1][2]
Designed by Spowers and Pentago, the housing project comprises a five star hotel resort, waterfront apartments, yacht club, boutique retail, villas, a spa hotel, lagoon apartments, a thirty floors apartment tower, marine retail, theater/exhibition halls and a marina.
All buildings are developed in a landscaped garden setting unique to Bahrain. Access for yachts up to 110 meters in length is provided and a number of beaches enhance the relaxed lifestyle inherent in Reef Island.
There are several housing projects on the island, the major one is Le-Reef.[3] Another big ones are Marina reef [4] and Venice reef.
The island belongs to Capital Governorate.
There is a causeway connecting Reef Island with ManamaonBahrain Island.
