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Ninxa is a youth funded private organization in Bahrain founded to cater and promote the majority needs of Japanese animation (), Japanese graphic novels (), related gaming, as well as Japanese and Western pop-culture (music, cinema, television) fans in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the surrounding region.
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.
Bahrain Bay is situated on coastal land adjacent to the original political and business area in the heart of Bahrain's capital city Manama. (Geographically, Bahrain as an island, sits in the center of the Persian Gulf and is connected by a bridged causeway to neighboring Saudi Arabia). shallow waters which form the bay.
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]
The fort and the tell Qal'at al-Bahrain is built on, are located on the Bahrain island, on the northern seashore. On a clear day it is also seen from Saar.It stands like a "sentinel" near Manama, the capital of Bahrain; it is 6 km (4 mi) away from Manama on the fertile north coast.
The flag of Bahrain (Arabic: عَلَم الْبَحرَيْن) consists of a white band on the left, separated from a red area on the right by five triangles that serve as a serrated line. The five white triangles symbolize the five pillars of Islam , the red on the flag represents the blood of the martyrs and the battles of Bahrain , and the ...
Prince Salman established the Crown Prince's International Scholarship Program in 1999 [6] [7] to guide Bahrain's young people into the 21st century. Under the program, the most able high school students from Bahrain are awarded scholarships to continue their higher education overseas, and return to productively contribute to the development of ...
The History of Bahrain (1783–1971) covers the history of Bahrain since the invasion of Al Khalifa until the independence from the British Empire.. Bahrain was a dependency of the Persian Empire when in 1783, the Bani Utbah tribe led by Al Khalifa invaded it from their base in Al Zubarah (British Protectorate of Qatar).