Bahrain (BHR)

This chapter defines the supported Geocode datasets, operations, and input and output field information for Bahrain.

Supported Geocode Datasets

The following table lists the supported Geocode dataset(s) with the available geocoding levels for Bahrain.

Geocode Dataset Maximum Precision Postcodes Language Geocode Level
TomTom Street Centroid No

Arabic,latinized Arabic

 Premium & Advanced
NAVTEQ Address Points No Arabic,latinized Arabic Premium

Supported Operations

The following operations are supported for Bahrain:

  • Geocoding—Takes one or more addresses as input and returns latitude/longitude coordinates and other information.
  • Reverse Geocoding—Takes one or more latitude and longitude coordinates as input and returns the address of the location.

Input Fields

The input address may contain some or all of the following address elements.

Field Name Parameter Type Description
placeName String Specifies the building name, place name, Point of Interest (POI), company or firm name associated with the input address. Optional.
mainAddress String Single Line Input—If no other address field is populated, then the mainAddress entry will be treated as a single line input. Single line input can consist of multiple input address fields; these should be entered in the typical address order for the country. For more details, refer to the section "Single Line Input" below.

Street Address—If the post address components (city, postalCode, etc.) are provided separately or in the lastLine field, then the contents of mainAddress will be treated as the street address part and can include company name, house number, building names and street names. Optional.

Street Intersection Input—To enter an intersection, specify the two street names separated by a double ampersand (&&).
lastLine String The last line of the address. Optional. For example:

Manama Centre Building
21 Government Avenue
Manama 306
areaName1 String Not used.
areaName2 String Not used.
areaName3 String Specifies the city or town. Optional.
areaName4 String Not used.
postalCode String Specifies the 3- or 4-digit postal code. Optional.
country String ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3 country code or country name. For Bahrain, the country code is BHR. Required for forward geocoding.
Single Line Input

Instead of entering each address component in separate fields, you can enter the entire address in the mainAddress input field with the address elements ordered as follows:

[address_number][street_info][area][postal_code]

Where:
  • [address_number] is optional.
  • [street_info] consists of the street name, street type and any pre- or post-directional information (e.g. East, West, etc.). Optional.
  • [area] is the city only, or city plus supporting information, such as state, province, locality.
  • [postal_code] is the postal code.
  • Either the [area] or [postal_code] is required.
For best results, put a comma between the street information and the last address line information.

Custom Options

There are no options specific to Bahrain.

Parsed Address Output Fields

The following table lists the parsed address fields returned for a candidate located in Bahrain.

To return the Parsed Address fields, send the returnAllCandidateInfo preference true in POST request.

Note: The placeName, addressNumber, unitType and unitValue field values are only returned when the Geocode dataset that supports street address interpolation is installed.
Field Name Description
mainAddressLine The street address which may include company name, house number, building names and street names.
addressLastLine The last line of the address.
placeName The building name, place name, Point of Interest (POI), company or firm name associated with the address.
areaName1 Not used.
areaName2 Not used.
areaName3 The city or town.
areaName4 Not used.
postCode1 3- or 4-digit postal code.
postCode2 Not used.
country The three-letter ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3 country code. For Bahrain, the country code is BHR.
addressNumber The address number.
streetName The street or road name.
unitType The unit type such as APT, STE, etc.
unitValue The unit value/number, such as "3B".
customFields Bahrain does not have any custom output fields.