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State |
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Town |
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| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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The Bahrain Gate is the centre of the city of Manama. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Man by the Bahrain Gate. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Street scene in central Bahrain. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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The Yateen Mosque in central Manama reflected in a modern glass building. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Tobacco seller in central Manama. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Decorated doorway in central Bahrain. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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The distinctive Bahrain World Trade Centre dominates the city centre. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Close up of the Bahrain World Trade Centre. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Al Fadhel Mosque. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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The minaret of the Al Fadhel Mosque. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Manama Gate. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Yellow and blue glass building. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Modern buildings. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Beit al-Quran. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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The Bahrain Art Centre. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Manama Souq |
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Street scene in the Manama Souq. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Manama Souq |
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Turkish food. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Manama Souq |
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Barber shop. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Manama Souq |
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Sweet shop at night. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Manama Souq |
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The Gold Souk. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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View of a main street in the centre. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Modern architecture in the commercial centre of Manama. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Corniche |
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View from the Corniche. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Corniche |
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Family group. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Corniche |
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Children with their mothers. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Corniche |
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Two women. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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The Sail Monument. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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The Sail Monument is a symbol of the city. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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The Bahrain National Museum. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Concrete sculptures in the grounds. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Dhows. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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The 1932 Buick that belonged to King Al-Khalifa who died in 1992. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Gahfya, traditional Bahraini male caps. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Mixed pearls. Before the discovery of oil, pearl diving was the main source of income for Bahrain. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Diorama showing village women using date palms for baskets. This is part of a series showing pre-oil life in Bahrain. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Basket weaving from date palms. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Pearl fishing. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Playing music and dancing. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Drinking coffee. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Diorama of a bread maker. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Vegetable seller; part of a series of dioramas showing pre-oil life in Bahrain. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Perfume and soap seller. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Shoe repairer. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Tailor. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Sweet makers. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Copperware maker. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Basket and mat maker. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Weaver. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Potter; part of a series of dioramas showing pre-oil life in Bahrain. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Fishing. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Ottoman coins minted at Basra between 1574 and 1623. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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A treatise on Islamic inheritance law made in 1433. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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A dictionary dating from the 16th century. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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18th century handbook for astronomers. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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17th century story about a camel and a gazelle. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Sar burial chamber from the 2nd millenium BCE. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Greek influences from the 3rd century BCE. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Bitumen coated beaker from the Sar burial site. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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A seal with bulls with human heads, deities from the Dilman period, 2nd millenium BCE. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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The museum features a collection of paintings by local artists. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Painting of a maritime scene with a dhow by local artist, Yousif Qasim. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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"The Coffee Maker" by Yousif Qasim. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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"Man and Woman" by Karim al-Bosta. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Modern art by unknown painter. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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12th century map by Al Idrisi. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Driving book from 1932. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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National Museum |
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Pearling permit issued in 1924. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Bahrain Fort |
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Bahrain Fort is the largest in Bahrain and is surrounded by a moat. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Bahrain Fort |
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The fort was built by the Portuguese. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Bahrain Fort |
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Bahrain Fort dates from the 16th century. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Bahrain Fort |
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Arches inside the fort. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Bahrain Fort |
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The interior of the fort is at different levels. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Bahrain Fort |
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Former barack buildings. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Bahrain Fort |
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The fort guards the sea approaches to Bahrain. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Bahrain Fort |
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View of Manama from Bahrain Fort. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Bahrain Fort |
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Excavations of an old palace dating from 2800 BCE at Bahrain Fort. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Bahrain Fort |
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The excavated Dilman era palace with a Manama building boom in the distance. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Bahrain Fort |
Museum |
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Traditional Gulf fishing boat. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Bahrain Fort |
Museum |
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Bath-tub sarcophagus from the 1st millenium BCE. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Bahrain Fort |
Museum |
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Steles used on graves during the Greek period (330 BCE to 630). |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Bahrain Fort |
Museum |
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Asklepios, the Greek god of Medicine. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Bahrain Fort |
Museum |
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Greek coins showing Hercules wearing a lion pelt. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
Bahrain Fort |
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Bahrainis on the beach near Bahrain Fort. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Sar |
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The settlement of Sar dates from the 2nd millenium BCE. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Sar |
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Roads connect houses at the Dilman settlement of Sar. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Sar |
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Burial chambers at Sar. There are over 80,000 burial sites on the island of Bahrain. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Sar |
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One of the many burial chambers at Sar. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Sar |
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Reconstructed tomb. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Sar |
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The modern village of Sar in a suburb of the city. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Barbar Temple |
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The Barbar Temple dates from the 3rd millenium BCE and is dedicated to Enki, the god of wisdom. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Manama |
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Barbar Temple |
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The Barbar Temple was later used as a place to worship the undersea springs around the isand. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Muharraq Island |
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Seyadi House |
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Seyadi Mosque has a simple minaret. Behind is the decorated Seyadi House. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Muharraq Island |
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Seyadi House |
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Latticework decoration of Seyadi House. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Muharraq Island |
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Seyadi House |
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Detail of the decoration of Seyadi House, once the home of a pearl merchant. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Muharraq Island |
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Seyadi House |
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Doorway. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Muharraq Island |
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Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House |
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Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House is a restored traditional home. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Muharraq Island |
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Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House |
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Entrance to the Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House, a restored traditional home. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Muharraq Island |
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Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House |
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The central courtyard dominated by a wind tower. The lower level rooms are used in winter. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Muharraq Island |
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Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House |
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Wind tower. |
2010 |
| Bahrain |
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Muharraq Island |
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Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House |
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Wind tower (badqeer) from below. The openings are used to control the air flow. |
2010 |
were added from 24 August 2021.