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Tubli Bay (Arabic: خليج توبلي) (also known as the Gulf of Tubli) is a bay in the east of Bahrain, between Bahrain Island and Sitra island. The body of water is directly south of the Manama peninsula. The island of Nabih Saleh lies in the bay.

Designations
Ramsar Wetland
Designated	27 October 1997
Reference no.	921[1]

The area was known for its rich marine and bird life, and the mangrove forests around its borders. The mangroves thrived on the run-off of water of freshwater springs after it passed through farms into the bay. The bay is a major breeding ground for shrimp and fishes. It is also a stopover for several migratory bird species.

Today Tubli Bay has suffered from illegal land reclamation, environmental pollution and decreasing freshwater supply from springs. Land reclamation has reduced the size from 25 km² in the 1960s to just 11 km² today.[2] The mangroves that used to exist along much of the coast have been reduced to just a few small patches at Ras Sanad and Ras Tubli.

In 1997, Tubli Bay was added to the list of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.[3]

References

External links

• Conservation in Bahrain
• Tubli Bay 'a lost heritage', Gulf Daily News, 25 March 2007
• Bridge project 'blow to Tubli Bay' , Gulf Daily News, 14 April 2008
• Tubli bay 2010 (video report)

На других языках

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[de] Bucht von Tubli

Die Bucht von Tubli (arabisch خليج توبلي, DMG ḫalīǧ Tūbliyy, englisch Tubli Bay) ist eine Bucht im Hauptstadtgouvernement im Nordosten der Hauptinsel Bahrains und liegt etwa zwei Kilometer südlich der Hauptstadt Manama.

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- [en] Tubli Bay

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