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This is a summary of country name etymologies. Bharat – original name for India, derived from either Dushyanta's son Bharata or Rishabha's son Bharata [1] Bolivia – Simón Bolívar; Cambodia – Kambu Svayambhuva; Colombia – Christopher Columbus (after the Italian version of his name, Cristoforo Colombo) Cook Islands – Captain James Cook
Bab Al Bahrain. The country attracts a large number of foreigners and foreign influences, with just under one-third of the population hailing from abroad. [citation needed] Alcohol is legal in the country, with bars and nightclubs operating in the city. Bahrain gave women the right to vote in elections for the first time in 2002.
possibly after Lava: Lechia (historical and/or alternative name of Poland) Lech: Norway: Nór (although other etymologies are generally more widely accepted) Romania: from "Rome" (the modern capital city of Italy) / "Roman", which possibly comes from Romulus: Russia: Rus: Solomon Islands: King Solomon of Israel and Judah: Somalia: Supposedly ...
Bahrain, [a] officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, [b] is an island country in West 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.
Map of Bahrain This is a list of cities and towns in Bahrain with listed governorates and population figures for the most populous cities: Ten largest cities
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Shapur constructed a new city there and named it "Batan Ardashir" after his father. [27] [page needed] Mazun stretched from Oman in the south to the Shatt al-Arab in the north, and included the archipelago of Bahrain; thus it is roughly coterminous with the modern definition of Eastern Arabia. [56]
The Arab navigator, Ahmad Bin Majid, visited Bahrain in 1489 prior to the Portuguese' arrival in the region and gave an account of the country: "In Awal (Bahrain) there are 360 villages and fresh water can be found in a number of places. A most wonderful al-Qasasir, where a man can dive into the salt sea with a skin and can fill it with fresh ...