The United Nations estimated before the war that less than half the total cultivable area of the country is actually farmed, largely due to extreme soil salinity and waterlogging caused by poor irrigation practices.
22.
Built-up areas make up 8.4 % of the village's land, while cultivable areas and open spaces constitute 56.4 % and 35.1 %, respectively.
23.
Although these programs have contributed to significant increases in the production of eggs, milk, and vegetables, the circumscribed extent of Bahrain's cultivable area limits the island's potential productive capacity.
24.
By 1945 the population was 60 Muslims, Of this, 15 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 412 for cereals; while a total of 2, 509 dunams was non-cultivable area.
25.
The hill overlooking the village is called " Le D�fens " : this is an area, owned by the lord or the community, where herds were banned . " Le Clos de Gardon " is a cultivable area where the material from road ballasting was used to enclose the fields and meadows with a dry stone wall . " Les Chastellas " was a fortification at high altitude ( which has been confirmed by excavations, see below ) and " La Tuilerie " was a tile production workshop prior to the 18th century ( before the term " tuili�re " was used ).
