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The Bu Maher Fort (Arabic: قلعة بو ماهر, sometimes called Abu Maher Fort) is a fort situated in Halat Bu Maher, in the Kingdom of Bahrain. In 2012, the fort was identified as part of the Bahrain pearling trail, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [2] It was built in 1840 and abandoned in 1868.
Manar al-Athar was founded in 2012 by Judith McKenzie, archaeologist and Associate Professor of Late Antique Egypt and the Holy Land at the University of Oxford. [6] Its creation was inspired by McKenzie's experience lecturing at Birzeit University in Palestine; she discovered that her students were not able to visit most of the Palestinian monuments which she was discussing, and thus sought ...
Qal'at al-Bahrain: Northern Governorate, Bahrain: Cultural: (ii)(iii)(iv) 32 (79) 2005 Qal'at al-Bahrain was the capital of the Dilmun civilization and a place of consistent human settlement and occupation from c. 2300 BC to the present. A Portuguese fort stands atop the site.
Bahrain is an island country in the Persian Gulf consisting of a small archipelago centred around Bahrain Island. It is believed to be the location of the Dilmun civilisation, dating back to the 4th millennium BC. There are two archaeological sites that were recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites - the Bahrain Fort and the Dilmun Burial ...
Bahrain accepted the convention on May 28, 1991, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. It has three World Heritage Sites and a further six sites on the tentative list. [ 3 ] The first site listed was the Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun , in 2005, while the most recent one was the Dilmun ...
ARC-WH will organize its activities along three main axes: 1. The provision of information relating to the World Heritage Convention and its application, including development and management of an Arabic language website, the translation and publication of relevant documents, and promotion of the establishment of new conservation programmes at universities, in all the Arab region States.
1 January – Bahrain authorizes the emergency use of Pfizer's anti-viral oral drug Paxlovid for adults over the age of 18 years. [ 1 ] 12 February – Bahraini authorities confirm that an Israeli military officer will be stationed inside the country as part of an upcoming international coalition consisting of 34 countries.
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.