City profile · Bahrain · Asia
Ar Rifā‘
Southern Governorate · Bahrain
City population
115,495
#4
in Bahrain
#1
in Southern Governorate
#4,990
worldwide
26.130, 50.555 · 11 km from Manama
About Ar Rifā‘
Ar Rifā‘ is a city in Southern Governorate, Bahrain with a population of 115,495. It is the 4th largest of the 8 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bahrain, and the 4,990th largest worldwide. It lies 11 km from Manama.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Southern Governorate
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
43 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Bahrain
Coordinates
26.130, 50.555
Record updated
2025-11-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 8 in BahrainClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.