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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Today the monument essentially consists of a huge arch, below which runs a road, which is often referred to as the entrance to the Manama souq (marketplace) and 2 sides arches are made for pedestrian. The building hosts several shops and cafes, including Naseef Cafe which was the first ice cream shop in the country. [3]
The museum possess a collection of Bahrain's ancient archaeological artifacts acquired since 1988, and covering around 5000 years of Bahrain's history.The complex includes three halls devoted to archaeology and the ancient civilisation of the Dilmun, while two other halls depict the culture and lifestyle of Bahrain's recent pre-industrial past.
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Qal'at al-Bahrain; R. Riffa Fort This page was last edited on 1 January 2020, at 21:02 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...