What is the artificial border island located along the King Fahd Causeway that contains the passport control, customs, and immigration facilities between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Passport Island
- Step 1: Passport Island (also known as Embankment 4 or Middle Island) is an artificial 66-hectare island created during causeway construction.
- Step 2: It is divided equally between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for joint border inspections.
Answer
Passport Island.
Why not the others: 'Amwaj Islands' is a residential reclaimed archipelago northeast of Muharraq; 'Diyar Island' is part of an extensive master-planned development; 'Durrat Island' is a residential development in the southern archipelago.
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