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Bahrain IBAN Format (BH)

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A Bahrain IBAN has 22 characters: BH, two check digits and an 18-character national account number (BBAN), which contains a 4-character bank code.

Length
22 characters
IBAN structure
BH2!n4!a14!c
Bank code length
4 characters
Example
BH67 BMAG 0000 1299 1234 56

Bahrain IBAN structure

After the country code and check digits, the BBAN is 4 upper-case letters, then 14 letters or digits.

PartIn the exampleWhat it is
Country codeBHISO 3166 code of the country
Check digits67Two digits from the ISO 7064 MOD 97-10 calculation
Bank codeBMAG4 characters, national bank identifier
Account number00001299123456The rest of the BBAN, including any national check digits

The example is the sample IBAN given for this country in the IBAN registry, not an account to pay. Structure notation: n digits, a upper-case letters, c letters or digits; 4!n means exactly four digits.

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Questions

How many characters does a Bahrain IBAN have?
22 characters: the country code BH, two check digits and a BBAN of 18 characters.
What does a Bahrain IBAN look like?
For example BH67 BMAG 0000 1299 1234 56 on paper, or BH67BMAG00001299123456 in electronic form.
Where is the bank code in a Bahrain IBAN?
The national bank code has 4 characters, at positions 5 to 8 of the IBAN.
How do I check a Bahrain IBAN?
Paste it into the IBAN checker on this site. It tests the length, the structure and the check digits in your browser.

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Formats from the IBAN Registry (release 99, December 2024) that Swift publishes as the ISO 13616 registration authority, read from public mirrors of the registry. Check the current registry before relying on a format.