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| official_name = Al Hidd
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| native_name = الحدّ
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:''To be distinguished from [[Ras al Hadd]] (رأس الحد), a district with a famous turtle breeding beach in Oman''
'''Al Hidd''' ({{langx|ar|الحد}}; [[Romanization of Arabic|transliterated]]: Al-Ḥidd) is a town in [[Bahrain]], located on a [[sand spit]] on the southeastern extremity of [[Muharraq Island]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Al-Ḥadd {{!}} Bahrain {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Al-Hadd |access-date=2025-08-10 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> The town, which has a large native [[Sunni]] population, is well known for its rich sea crabs as well as its clear blue seas. Before the [[discovery of oil in Bahrain]], the inhabitants of Hidd were largely involved in the [[fishing]] or [[pearl diving]] industries. Many of Bahrain's [[fijiri]] performance groups are based in Hidd.

Al Hidd is considered a very religiously and culturally conservative area of Bahrain, with many of the town's ''firjan'', or neighborhoods, being composed of old buildings. <ref>{{cite book |title=Bahrain Government annual reports |date=1986 |publisher=Archive Editions |page=84 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mNLZAAAAMAAJ&q=hidd+conservative |access-date=5 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Hidd 3321.JPG|left|thumb|Historical photo of Hidd.]]
Al Hidd lies south of the [[Bahrain International Airport]] and the town of [[Arad, Bahrain|Arad]]. Situated close by is [[East Hidd City]], a large public housing project under construction. The Shaikh Khalifa Causeway connects Hidd to [[Juffair]] on [[Bahrain Island]]. The altitude of Al Hidd is 3m.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tip Top Globe|url=http://www.tiptopglobe.com/city?n=Al%20Hidd&p=12797|access-date=3 February 2017|archive-date=4 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204003841/http://www.tiptopglobe.com/city?n=Al%20Hidd&p=12797|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Government and infrastructure==
Hidd used to be administered under its own [[municipalities of Bahrain|municipality]], but today it falls under the [[Muharraq Governorate]].

To the south of Hidd lies the Hidd Industrial Area, built on newly [[reclaimed land]]. In addition to several factories, the Industrial Area is the site of a large power plant, a [[water desalination]] plant (which supplies 75% of Bahrain's clean water requirements), and a [[drydock]] (Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard or ASRY). The Office of Ports and Maritime Affairs of the [[Ministry of Transportation (Bahrain)|Ministry of Transportation]] has its headquarters in Building 702 in Hidd.<ref>"[http://mot.gov.bh/en/contact-us Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140207071715/http://mot.gov.bh/en/contact-us |date=2014-02-07 }}" Ministry of Transportation. Retrieved on February 7, 2014. "Ports and Maritime Affairs P.O. Box 75315 Hidd Kingdom of Bahrain Tel: +973 17 359595 Fax: +973 17 359558 Courier address: Building 702, Road 1510, Hidd 115" [http://mot.gov.bh/ar/contact-us Address in Arabic] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140207072001/http://mot.gov.bh/ar/contact-us |date=2014-02-07 }} : "شئون الملاحة البحرية صندوق بريد 75315 الحد، مملكة البحرين هاتف: 0097317359595 فاكس: 0097317359558 العنوان: مبنى 702، طريق 1510، الحد 115 "</ref>

==Education==
The [[Ministry of Education (Bahrain)|Ministry of Education]] operates public government schools. Government schools for boys include Al-Hidd Primary Intermediate Boys School and South Hidd Primary Boys School. Government schools for girls include Asma That Al-Nequin Primary Intermediate Girls School and [[Al-Hadd Secondary Girls School]].<ref>"[http://www.moe.gov.bh/en/Daleel.aspx#c Directory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090902124036/http://www.moe.gov.bh/en/Daleel.aspx#c |date=2009-09-02 }}." Ministry of Education. Retrieved on 4 September 2009.</ref>

== References ==
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{{Governorates of Bahrain}}
{{Cities of Bahrain}}
{{Muharraq Governorate of Bahrain}}

[[Category:Populated places in the Muharraq Governorate|Hadd]]
[[Category:Former municipalities (regions) of Bahrain]]

{{Bahrain-geo-stub}}

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