Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين Mamlakat al-Bahrayn), is a borderless island country in the Persian Gulf and is the smallest Arab nation. Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway (officially opened on November 25, 1986), and Qatar is to the south across the Gulf of Bahrain. The Qatar–Bahrain Friendship Bridge currently being planned will link Bahrain to Qatar as the longest fixed link in the world. Towns: Al Manama, Al Muharraq, Isa Town, Hamad Town, Jidhafs, Sitrah, Al Riffa, Um Al Hassam