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SOUTHERN
The Southern Governorate (al-Muhafazah al-Janobiyah)
is the largest of the five governorates of Bahrain. It includes
parts of the municipalities of Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Ar Rifa'
wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah, and Juzur Hawar (the Hawar Islands).
It is the least populated of the regions on Bahrain and the least
economically productive, per capita.
The Governor of the Southern Governorate is
Shaikh Abdullah Ben Hamed Al Khalifa, the brother of Crown Prince
Salman bn Hamad Al Khalifa. Sheikh Abdullah received international
attention when US pop star Michael Jackson moved to Bahrain to
stay with him in 2005.
