Portal:Bahrain

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Bahrain (/bɑːˈreɪn/ (listen) bah-RAYN; /bæxˈreɪn/; Arabic: البحرين, romanized: al-Baḥrayn, locally [æl baħˈreːn] (listen)), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island which makes up around 83 percent of the country's landmass. Bahrain is situated between Qatar and the northeastern coast of Saudi Arabia, to which it is connected by the King Fahd Causeway. According to the 2020 census, the country's population numbers 1,501,635, of whom 712,362 are Bahraini nationals. Bahrain spans some 760 square kilometres (290 sq mi), and is the third-smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore. The capital and largest city is Manama.

Bahrain is the site of the ancient Dilmun civilization. It has been famed since antiquity for its pearl fisheries, which were considered the best in the world into the 19th century. Bahrain was one of the earliest areas to be influenced by Islam, during the lifetime of Muhammad in 628 AD. Following a period of Arab rule, Bahrain was ruled by the Portuguese Empire from 1521 until 1602, when they were expelled by Shah Abbas I of the Safavid dynasty. In 1783, the Bani Utbah clan captured Bahrain from Nasr Al-Madhkur and it has since been ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family, with Ahmed al Fateh as Bahrain's first hakim.

In the late 1800s, following successive treaties with the British, Bahrain became a protectorate of the United Kingdom. In 1971, it declared independence. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared an Islamic constitutional monarchy in 2002. In 2011, the country experienced protests inspired by the regional Arab Spring. Bahrain's ruling Sunni Muslim Al Khalifa royal family has been criticised for violating the human rights of groups including dissidents, political opposition figures, and its majority Shia Muslim population.

Bahrain developed the first post-oil economy in the Persian Gulf, the result of decades of investing in the banking and tourism sectors; many of the world's largest financial institutions have a presence in the country's capital. It is recognised by the World Bank as a high-income economy. Bahrain is a member of the United Nations, Non-Aligned Movement, Arab League, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Gulf Cooperation Council. (Full article...)

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The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR; Arabic: مركز البحرين لحقوق الإنسان) was a Bahraini non-profit non-governmental organisation which works to promote human rights in Bahrain, which was founded by a number of Bahraini activists in June 2002. The centre was given a dissolution order after its former president Abdulhadi Al Khawaja was arrested in September 2004 a day after criticizing the country's Prime Minister, Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah at a seminar in which he blamed the Prime Minister for the failure of widespread economic development for all citizens. The BCHR is still banned by the government, but has remained very active.

In 2013 the organisation was awarded the Rafto Prize for its work. (Full article...)

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The Qal'at al-Bahrain (Arabic: قلعة البحرين; Portuguese: Forte de Barém), also known as the Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, is an archaeological site located in Bahrain. Archaeological excavations carried out since 1954 have unearthed antiquities from an artificial mound of 12 m (39 ft) height containing seven stratified layers, created by various occupants from 2300 BC up to the 18th century, including Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians. It was once the capital of the Dilmun civilization and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. (Full article...)

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Image 1Female students at the University of Bahrain dressed in traditional garb (from Bahrain)
Image 2Al-Hidaya Al-Khalifia Boys school. (from History of Bahrain)
Image 3A view of the Grand Avenue section of the Avenues (from Bahrain)
Image 4Gudaibiya mosque, in Manama (from Bahrain)
Image 5Dilmun burial mounds in 1918. (from History of Bahrain)
Image 6Map showing the locations of the ancient burial mounds. There are an estimated 350,000 burial mounds. (from Bahrain)
Image 7The podium ceremony at the 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix (from Bahrain)
Image 8Bahrainis observing public prayers in Manama (from Bahrain)
Image 9Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) are native to Bahrain. (from Bahrain)
Image 10Bahrain map 2014 (from Bahrain)
Image 11The Tree of Life, a 9.75 meters high Prosopis cineraria tree that is over 400 years old (from Bahrain)
Image 12The Persian Empire in the Sassanid era on the eve of the Arab conquest, c. 600 AD. (from Bahrain)
Image 13The Portuguese Fort in 1870. (from History of Bahrain)
Image 14The emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa heads the opening session of the first conference on the formation of a union of the Gulf emirates in February 1968. (from History of Bahrain)
Image 15The Portuguese Fort of Barém, built by the Portuguese Empire while it ruled Bahrain from 1521 to 1602. (from Bahrain)
Image 16The National Union Committee members in 1954 (from History of Bahrain)
Image 17The cities of Muharraq (foreground) and Manama (background) (from Bahrain)
Image 18Inside Riffa Fort (from History of Bahrain)
Image 19Map of Manama in 1926. (from History of Bahrain)
Image 20Several people held a sit-in in solidarity with human rights activist Nabeel Rajab (from Bahrain)
Image 21The view from outside one of the entrance gates at the Avenues (from Bahrain)
Image 22Map of Bahrain in 1825. (from Bahrain)
Image 23Ambulance in International Hospital of Bahrain (from Bahrain)
Image 24Over 100,000 of Bahrainis taking part in the "March of Loyalty to Martyrs", honoring political dissidents killed by security forces, on 22 February. (from History of Bahrain)
Image 25A proportional representation of Bahrain exports, 2019 (from Bahrain)
Image 26RBNS Sabha of the Royal Bahraini Navy taking part in a multilateral sea exercise (from Bahrain)
Image 27The King Fahd Causeway as seen from space (from Bahrain)
Image 28A 1745 Bellin map of the historical region of Bahrain (from Bahrain)
Image 29An artisan making pottery using the traditional mud and water mixture on a revolving wheel. (from Bahrain)
Image 30This photograph shows the coronation of Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa as the Hakim of Bahrain in February 1933. (from Bahrain)
Image 31Bahraini protests against the ruling Al Khalifa family in 2011 (from Bahrain)
Image 32Facsimile of a letter sent by Muhammad to Munzir ibn-Sawa al-Tamimi, governor of Bahrain, in AD 628 (from Bahrain)
Image 33Satellite view of Bahrain and eastern Saudi Arabia in 2016. (from Bahrain)
Image 34Arad Fort in Arad; constructed before the Portuguese assumed control. (from Bahrain)
Image 35The Sasanian Empire at its greatest extent c. 620, under Khosrow II (from History of Bahrain)
Image 36The Bahrain national football team playing Australia on June 10, 2009, in a World Cup qualifier (from Bahrain)
Image 37The proposed federation of Arab emirates (from History of Bahrain)
Image 38GDP per capita development in Bahrain (from Bahrain)
Image 39The Khamis Mosque in 1956. (from History of Bahrain)
Image 40King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa meets U.S. President Donald Trump, May 2017 (from Bahrain)
Image 41Facsimile of the letter written by Muhammed to the ruler of Bahrain. (from History of Bahrain)
Image 42Purple – Portuguese in the Persian Gulf in the 16th and 17th centuries. Main cities, ports and routes. (from Bahrain)
Image 43First Oil Well, Bahrain. (from History of Bahrain)
Image 44Phoenicians man their ships in service to Assyrian king Sennacherib, during his war against the Chaldeans in the Persian Gulf, ca. 700 BC (from History of Bahrain)
Image 45A photograph of the First Oil Well in Bahrain, with oil first being extracted in 1931 (from Bahrain)
Image 46Manama souq in 1965 (from Bahrain)
Image 47The Bahrain Fort, location of Dilmun artifacts. (from History of Bahrain)
Image 48Coronation of Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa as the Hakim of Bahrain in 1933. (from History of Bahrain)
Image 49Location of the Dilmun burial mounds in Bahrain. (from History of Bahrain)
Image 50The Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa house is an example of traditional architecture in Bahrain. (from Bahrain)
Image 51Overview of Manama, 1953. (from Bahrain)
Image 52Manama skyline as viewed from Juffair (from Bahrain)
Image 53Manama harbor, c. 1870 (from Bahrain)
Image 54Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of Bahrain (from Bahrain)
Image 55The historical region of Bahrain on a 1745 Bellin map (from History of Bahrain)
Image 56A view of Arad Fort (from History of Bahrain)

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... that Mina Salman's harbour, in Bahrain, was initially unsuitable for ocean liners and that these ships had to anchor up to 6 km (3.7 mi) offshore until the construction of a deep-water wharf in 1962?

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... that Bahraini businesswoman Yara Salman founded a beauty salon, a medical center, an entertainment complex, and a restaurant in the past decade?
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... that infectious diseases specialist Jameela Al Salman has supported the development of medical robots and called their use in Bahrain a "pioneering experiment"?

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