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Around most of Bahrain is a relatively shallow inlet of the Persian Gulf known as the Gulf of Bahrain. [2] The seabed adjacent to Bahrain is rocky and, mainly off the northern part of the island, covered by extensive coral reefs. [2] Most of the island is a low-lying and barren desert. [2]
In the year 2000, a plan was created for a pioneering project in Bahrain, the first to offer 100% freehold land ownership to expatriates living in the Kingdom of Bahrain, was devised; thus came the plan of Amwaj Islands. The plan was also to increase the supply of waterfront property which is in low supply in this small island nation.
The Bahrain National Museum has a collection of artifacts from the Kingdom's history dating back to the island's first human inhabitation 5000 years ago. Beit Al Qur'an , one of the island's most distinctive pieces of architecture, is home to a rare collection of Islamic manuscripts, prints and books.
The Hawar Islands, split between Bahrain and Qatar, most of which were granted to Bahrain by an international court in 2001. The Jidda Islands consist of three deserted islands. This island is situated in the west side of Bahrain. The Nurana Islands consist of two islets. This island is situated in the east north side of Bahrain.
A'ali burial mounds. Map showing the locations of the ancient burial mounds. The Dilmun Burial Mounds (Arabic: مدافن دلمون, romanized: Madāfin Dilmūn) are a UNESCO World Heritage Site [1] comprising necropolis areas on the main island of Bahrain dating back to the Dilmun and the Umm al-Nar culture.
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.
Currently, the trading of cultured pearls in Bahrain is prohibited. [12] Few pearl divers remain today. [12] Muharraq was the capital and political centre of Bahrain in ancient times [7] [14] but older buildings have become damaged. [7] In addition to the collapse of the pearl trade, the area had been at risk of losing some of its traditional ...
The bay is a major breeding ground for shrimp and fishes. It is also a stopover for several migratory bird species. The bay has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant passage or wintering populations of waders and gulls, including grey, Kentish and Siberian sand plovers, and broad-billed sandpipers, dunlins and slender-billed gulls.