 The islands were formerly coincident with municipality or "Minţaqat" Juzur Ḩawār (مِنْطَقَة جُزُر حَوَار) and are now administered as part of the Southern Governorate of Bahrain.In 2014, a Best Western hotel with 140 rooms replaced a much smaller Hawar Islands Resort.However, the resort closed in mid-2016.