Riffa

See also: Riffa Fort

Riffa الرفاع
City
Riffa Fort
Nickname:  رفاع العز Riffa Glory and History
Riffa Location in Bahrain
Coordinates: 26°7′48″N 50°33′18″E
Country	Bahrain
Governorate	Southern Governorate
Settled	1811
Government
• Governor	His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
• Deputy Governor	Brigadier General Hamad Al Khayyat
Area
• Land	15.8 sq mi (41 km2)
Population  (2012)
• Total	115,495
Time zone	UTC + 3

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Riffa (Arabic: الرفاع, romanized: Ar-Rifāʿ) is the second-largest city in the Kingdom of Bahrain in terms of area. The city is divided into three parts: East Riffa, West Riffa and North Riffa. All three parts are located in the Southern Governorate.

The city is growing fast: during the 2001 census, the population was recorded as 79,550, which was estimated at 111,000 by 2008.

The military museum in Riffa.