Jid Al-Haj
Jid Al-Haj (Arabic: جِد الحاج, Jid Al-Hahj) is one of the smallest villages of Bahrain.
Name
The Bahraini historian and researcher Mohammed bin Ali Al-Tajer says in his book Aqd Al Lalali Fi Tarikh Awal that the word "Jid" means coast, so the word Jid Al-Haj means the Coast of the Hahj, i.e., a person who has performed the Hajj pilgrimage.
Coordinates: 26°14′02″N 50°30′04″E / 26.234°N 50.501°E
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