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	hawar islands whs nomination
		The islands of Hawar have escaped such interferences and development due to a complete lack of surface or aquifer water ensuring that human influences despite widespread evidence of anthropological activities across the Islands remained at a minimal subsistence level.
		Hawar as a consequence has become an icon and rallying point for local environmental and conservational groups who now often use comparatively the shortcomings of the past and the purity of the Hawar Islands to raise public awareness on many national environmental issues.
		Visual observations also indicate that the tidal regime to the east of Hawar is different in frequency and period to that experienced to the west and that most tidal movements in the east appear to be largely southwards irrespective of the state of the tide, rising or falling.
	www.hawar-islands.com /Hawar_application.htm (9342 words)

	Hawar Islands separatist movement (Bahrain)
		The islands are surrounded with coral reefs and shallows, and were in the past a major center of pearl diving.
		In June 1975, the Emir of Qatar denounced the 1939 agreement and attempted to purchase the islands.
		On 16 March 2001, the Court granted to Bahrain sovereignty on the Hawar Islands and Qitat Jaradah shallows, and to Qatar sovereignty on Zubara and the shallows surrounding the islet of Fasht-el-Dibal.
	www.atlasgeo.net /fotw/flags/bh}haw.html (462 words)

	{{ Alreem - Protected Areas }}
		The Islands of Hawar are a group of limestone desert islands and islets in the Gulf of Bahrain comprising six major and more than twenty smaller islands of various sizes.
		The islands are surprising in their scenic variety, diversity and environmental purity and considered by many people to be the jewel in Bahrain's crown, to be conserved and managed wisely for future generations to enjoy.
		Chaletes and one resort are already located on the western coast of the main island, however the eastern coast should be left intact as well as the small islands scattered in the north and the east of the main island.
	www.alreem.com /protected/hawar1.stm (657 words)

	Tourist Attractions - Hawar Islands
		Hawar Islands are located 24 kms south-west of Bahrain.
		Surrounded with coral reefs and shallows, the archipelago is made of 16 islets, representing a total land area of 38 sq.
		Hawar Resort Hotel is situated in the centre of the largest of these pristine islands.
	www.bahrainexhibitions.com /tourist_hwarislands.asp (85 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Hawar Islands (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Hawar Islands (Arabic: جزر حوار; transliterated: Juzur Howar) are a group of islands situated off the west coast of Qatar in the Gulf of Bahrain of the Persian Gulf.
		Hawar Islands used to be one of the settlements of the Bahraini branch of the Dawasir who settled there in the early 1800's and on the main island of Bahrain in 1845 in the areas of Zallaq and Budaiya.
		Hawar as a consequence has become an icon and rallying point for local environmental and conservational groups who now often use comparatively the shortcomings of the past and the purity of the Hawar Islands to raise public awareness on many national environmental issues.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hawar-Islands (1153 words)

	Hawar Islands
		The Hawar Islands are a group of islands situated between Qatar and Bahrain in the Persian Gulf.
		The main island belongs to Bahrain and the rest belong to Qatar.
		They were the subject of a dispute between the two countries; see Foreign relations of Qatar.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ha/Hawar_Islands.html (45 words)

	Ramsar Sites Database
		Hawar Islands is located in the Gulf of Bahrain, 25 km southeast of the main island.
		The Hawar Islands are an archipelago of 16 small, limestone, desert islands and islets in the Gulf of Bahrain.
		The islands are mostly uninhabited except for a military garrison.
	www.wetlands.org /RSIS/_COP9Directory/Directory/2BH001.html (388 words)

	A Directory of Wetlands in the Middle East
		The islands lie in the southwestern waters of the Arabian Gulf, some 25 km to the east of the Saudi Arabian coast at 2605'N and 5033'E (Bahrain Island).
		Six islands have been designated as protected areas, and access to all except the main island is severely restricted by the coast guard and the military.
		The islands have a fauna and flora which is perhaps typical and representative of the few remaining unspoilt islands in the whole Arabian Gulf.
	www.wetlands.org /RSIS/WKBASE/MiddleEastDir/BAHRAIN.htm (5874 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Region \| Gulf emirates settle dispute
		Though Qatari official sources stressed that the verdict granted their country 4 out of 5 demands they sought, plus two minor islands, it is widely believed that Bahrain was the real winner since it won Hawar, the island potentially rich in oil and gas deposits and the main bone of contention in the dispute.
		Qatar's argument was based on fears that Bahrain's sovereignty over Hawar creates a "security gap" as it is only a few metres away from Qatar, while Bahrain believed that losing the island creates a "national gap" as it forms about one third of Bahrain's area.
		The Hawar islands are crucial to Bahrain as a rich source for oil and tourist investment to alleviate the economic difficulties in the country whose limited prospects are believed to be among the reasons behind anti-government violence in recent years.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2001/526/re3.htm (831 words)

	Hawar Islands 哈瓦群岛_旺旺英语教学网
		The sixteen islets of the Hawar archipelago used to be a favoured base for pearl-fishing.
		Indeed, the flora and fauna of Hawar have been the main beneficiaries of the stand-off between Bahrain and Qatar over the islands' ownership.
		And actually, there are several dozen other humans who work and sleep on the main island: the staff of a small but comfortable hotel resort that the Bahrainis have recently developed, catering for locals and foreign visitors alike.
	www.wwenglish.com /en/club/bbc/13606.htm (840 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Programmes \| From Our Own Correspondent \| Gulf haven for exotic species
		The Hawar Islands off the Gulf state of Qatar actually belong to nearby Bahrain, as confirmed by the International Court of Justice four years ago.
		The 16 islets of the Hawar archipelago used to be a favoured base for pearl fishing.
		Since 1996, Hawar has been Bahrain's most important nature reserve and the archipelago offers both naturalists and eco-tourists a rich diversity of birds, animals and sea creatures that is most unusual for the region.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4080452.stm (974 words)

	The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Travel
		Hawar island has won acclaim in recent times from travellers hailing from various countries.
		The voyage was a mere 50 minutes to the Hawar islands which is 20 kilometres off the coast of the main island.
		The Hawar islands and their territorial waters were designated a wildlife sanctuary four years ago to preserve wildlife habitat and to protect some of the world’s rarest and endangered species of mammals and birds.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2002/20020414/spectrum/travel.htm (1401 words)

	Frank J. Gaffney, Jr.
		Washington should instead play a constructive role by encouraging one of its most important regional allies, Bahrain, to relinquish the Hawar islands that were historically part of the territory of another of its key allies in the Persian Gulf, Qatar.
		The Hawar Islands lie as close as a quarter mile from the western coast of Qatar (in fact, at times, the Hawars are actually connected to the Qatari mainland), well within the latter's internationally recognized three-mile territorial limit and twenty miles or so away from Bahrain.
		While Bahrain's interest in the Hawars has ebbed and flowed, correlating closely with the rise and fall of to-date-unrealized hopes for discovering oil and natural gas on or near the islands, the Qataris have rejected the British action since first learning it had been taken on a provisional basis in 1938.
	www.jewishworldreview.com /cols/gaffney020501.asp (928 words)

	Hawar Island hotels. Cheap hotels in Hawar Island. The Hawar Islands are a group of islands situated off the west coast ...
		The Hawar Islands are a group of islands situated off the west coast of Qatar in the Gulf of Bahrain of the Persian Gulf.
		Despite their proximity to Qatar, the Hawar islands belong to Bahrain but were the subject of a dispute between Bahrain and Qatar.
		Cocooned in the lap of the largest of Hawar islands and away from the city's din, the Hawar Resort offers you the rare luxury of being one with nature.
	www.locaterooms.com /hotels_asia/bahrain/hawar_island.html (301 words)

	Bahrain - Atlapedia Online
		LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: Bahrain is a group of islands in the Persian Gulf midway between the tip of the Qatar Peninsula and the Saudi Arabian mainland.
		On July 3, 1992 the Hawar Islands dispute between Qatar and Bahrain entered a new phase, with Qatar rejecting Bahrain's demand for a joint petition to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and continuing with its own unilateral bid to recover the islands.
		In April 1993 Bahrain asserted its claim to the Hawar Islands by announcing a territorial waters claim of 12 nautical miles and its right to exercise its sovereignty over the area.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/bahrain.htm (990 words)

	Hawar Islands - Definition, explanation
		The Hawar Islands are a group of islands situated between Qatar and Bahrain in the Persian Gulf.
		The main island belongs to Bahrain and the rest belong to Qatar.
		They were the subject of a dispute between the two countries; see Foreign relations of Qatar.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/h/ha/hawar_islands.php (74 words)

	The Annotated Ramsar List: Bahrain
		An archipelago of 16 small desert islands (of which the largest covers 4.1ha) and islets in the Gulf of Bahrain, surrounded by shallow seas with extensive seagrass beds.
		The islands are in relatively pristine condition because access is severely restricted by the coast guard and military.
		The islands support one of the world’s largest concentrations of the Socotra Cormorant, and significant numbers of Greater Flamingo and Black-headed Gull.
	www.ramsar.org /profile/profiles_bahrain.htm (279 words)

	Bahrain Hotels - Hawar Resort Hotel Bahrain - Details on Hawar Resort Hotel Bahrain - Hotels in Bahrain
		An archipelago of more then 16 islands, the Hawar Islands lie 20 kms to the southeast of Bahrain.
		Hawar Resort Hotel offers 40 rooms and 4 suites - each with a latticed balcony offering a captivating sea view.
		The Hawar Herbal Massage Center is open for men and offers total rejuvenation for the mind and body.
	www.newarabia.net /cgi-bin/hotelssearch.pl?Hotel=37 (336 words)

	Bahrain to build a bridge linking it to Hawar island
		The spokesman added that a small airport will be built on the main Hawar island, just under two kilometers northwest of Qatar, which by its turn claims these islands as its property, in addition to other smaller islands between the two neighboring states.
		The spokesperson added that a sea resort on the main Island of Hawar, including 44 villas and one hotel, will start within the few coming months to receive tourists.
		The disputes are over sea border demarcation and sovereignty over the Hawar islands and al-Zeyara district on the coast of Qatar.
	www.arabicnews.com /ansub/Daily/Day/980626/1998062649.html (768 words)

	Amazon.com: Hawar Islands: Books: Mike Hill (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Nestled in the heart of the Arabian Gulf off the southern coast of Bahrain, the Hawar Islands have long been considered a haven for wildlife as well as an alluring destination for local and international tourists.
		The variety of flora and fauna is unrivalled in the Gulf, and it is this diverse natural beauty that is the subject of Hawar Islands by Dr. Mike Hill.
		This is followed by an overview of the geography of the islands with a brief outline of the geological phenomena that created the Arabian Gulf more than 2 million years ago.
	www.amazon.com /Hawar-Islands-Mike-Hill/dp/9990137137 (1191 words)

	Hawar Resort Hotel. Hawar Islands \| Pictures \| Links \| Hotel Information
		The Hawar Resort Hotel is 20 kilometres away from mainland Bahrain on the Hawar Islands, an archipelago of more than 16 islands.
		Lying 20 kilometres away from mainland Bahrain are the Hawar Islands, an archipelago of more than 16 islands, which are home to the Hawar Resort Hotel.
		Peaceful and calm, the resort is the only exclusive island resort of its kind in the Middle East.
	www.hotelbahrain.com /Hawar_Resort_Hotel.htm (290 words)

	Ch-7 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The island is located 2.9 nautical miles or 5,360 metres from the nearest point on Qatar's low water line and 17 nautical miles from the nearest point of Bahrain (Ras al Barr).
		The coralline area of the island as a whole is aligned (approximately NNE/SSW) with the general trend of Hawar island and is separated from the latter by a very shallow sea of no more than approximately 2.0 metres at the lowest astronomical tide.
		Unspecified islands had been allotted to Bahrain simply because they were "assumed" to form a group and so awarded to Bahrain together with the main Hawar island.
	www.u-paris2.fr /cij/icjwww/idocket/iqb/iqbpleadings/iqb_pleadings_Qatar/iqb_ipleadings_MemorialQatar_HIGHLIGHTED/iqb_ipleadings_MemorialQatar_High_Ch-07.htm (1194 words)

	QB: Judgment of 16 March 2001 - Qatar v. Bahrain - Merits
		The Hawar Islands are located in the immediate vicinity of the central part of the west coast of the Qatar peninsula, to the south-east of the main island of Bahrain and at a distance of approximately 10 nautical miles from the latter.
		According to Qatar, the Hawar Islands are under its sovereignty essentially because of the priority to be accorded to its original title as well as the principle of proximity and territorial unity.
		The Hawar Islands are accordingly an integral part of the mainland coast of Qatar, and this is confirmed both by geology and by geomorphology.
	library.lawschool.cornell.edu /cijwww/icjwww/idocket/iqb/iqbjudgments/ijudgment_20010316/iqb_ijudgment_20010316.htm (12017 words)

	The Bahrain-Qatar Border Dispute: The World Court Decision: Part 2, April 6, 2001
		After resolving the issue of Zubara and the Hawar Islands, the World Court turned to the remaining issues between the two states, all but one of which involved offshore structures, reefs and the like, and in some cases the complex issue of whether a structure is normally to be considered above water or submerged.
		Janan is considered by Qatar to be a single island off the southwestern tip of the main Hawar Island; while Bahrain claimed that Janan and Hadd Janan were two islands (though merged into one at low tide) and sought to include them as part of the Hawar group.
		Qit‘at Jarada, which Bahrain held to be an island and Qatar to be a low-tide elevation, concluded that the feature met the legal definition of an island and therefore recognized that Bahrain's activities there had been sufficient to support Bahrain's claim of sovereignty, which was therefore upheld, by 12 votes to five.
	www.theestimate.com /public/040601.html (2203 words)

	The Hindu : Bahrain's ownership of islands upheld
		Before the turn of the last century, the ruling al Khalifa family of Bahrain controlled the main archipelago of Bahrain, the Hawar islands and the slice of the north western portion of the Qatar peninsula called the Zubarah bloc.
		With the Court awarding it the small island, Qatar will be able to consolidate its hold over the northern fields which is one of the main depositories of the natural gas reserves that have been discovered in recent years.
		While the Court's reaffirmation of its rights to the Hawar islands is important from the point of view of Bahrain's economy, it is uncertain whether the monetary value is commensurate.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2001/03/18/stories/0318000g.htm (663 words)

	Works on Hawar Islands project to start (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Work to turn Hawar Islands into a world-class tourist destination is expected to start by the end of the current year.
		Area MP Mohammed Al Dossari told the GDN that Hawar Islands were the perfect place to have recreational facilities, such as new hotels, resorts and chalets.
		The Islands are a group of islands situated between Qatar and Bahrain in the Persian Gulf.
	www.dubaiinvestorsgroup.com /content/news_284.asp (91 words)

	Hawar Islands separatist movement (Bahrain)
		The islands are surrounded with coral reefs and shallows, and were in the past a major center of pearl diving.
		In June 1975, the Emir of Qatar denounced the 1939 agreement and attempted to purchase the islands.
		On 16 March 2001, the Court granted to Bahrain sovereignty on the Hawar Islands and Qitat Jaradah shallows, and to Qatar sovereignty on Zubara and the shallows surrounding the islet of Fasht-el-Dibal.
	www.fotw.net /flags/bh}haw.html (489 words)

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