page_title: Hawar Islands
section_title: Janan Island
hierarchical_section_title: Hawar Islands / List of islands / Janan Island
caption_attribution_description: English: The photographs accompany a statement and evidence submitted to the British Government by the Government of Bahrain relating to Bahrain's claim to sovereignty over the Hawar Islands
context_page_description: The Hawar Islands are an archipelago of desert islands owned by Bahrain, situated off the west coast of Qatar in the Gulf of Bahrain of the Persian Gulf.
context_section_description: Janan Island, a small island south of Hawar island, was also considered in the 2001 ICJ judgment. Based on a previous agreement when both Qatar and Bahrain were under British protection, it was judged to be separate from the Hawar islands and so considered by the court separately. It was awarded to Qatar.
caption: Hawar Pier in 1938.
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