What is Mina Salman?
'''Mina Salman''' is a [[seaport]] in [[Manama]], [[Bahrain]]. Mina Salman was a [[natural harbour]] before the establishment in 1962. It covers 80&nbsp;[[hectare]]s.<ref name=GOSP>{{cite web|title=Mina Salman Port|url=http://www.gop.bh/port.asp|publisher=General Organisation of Sea Ports - Bahrain|accessdate=4 July 2012|archive-date=15 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115040321/http://www.gop.bh/port.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is the primary cargo port and [[customs|customs point]] of Bahrain.<ref name=GOP>{{cite web|title=Ports of Bahrain|url=http://www.gop.bh/Ports-bahrain.asp|publisher=GOP|accessdate=4 July 2012|archive-date=15 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115082216/http://www.gop.bh/Ports-bahrain.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> The port has 15 container [[berths]]. This lets it handle 2.5 million tonnes a year.<ref name=EDB>{{cite web|title=Logistics and Infrastructure|url=http://www.bahrainedb.com/logistics-infrastructure.aspx|publisher=Bahrain Economic Development Board|accessdate=4 July 2012|archive-date=24 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624222702/http://www.bahrainedb.com/logistics-infrastructure.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> The port is named after [[Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (1894–1961)|Salman ibn Isa al-Khalifa]], the grandfather of the current [[Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa|King]].<ref name = GS>{{cite web|title=Mina Sulman|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/mina-salman.htm|publisher=Globalsecurity.org|accessdate=4 July 2012}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{asia-stub}} [[Category:Settlements in Bahrain]]