Bahrain Island
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Bahrain Island, also known as Awal Island and formerly as Bahrein, is the largest island within the archipelago of Bahrain, and forms the bulk of the country's land mass while hosting the majority of
Muharraq in the foreground; Manama on Bahrain Island in the background
Bahrain Island (center) seen from space.
View from the International Space Station of the Gulf of Bahrain, facing southeast, with Qatar visible at top, and Bahrain Island off it
Bahrain
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Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in the eastern part of Arabian Peninsula in West Asia. Situated near the western shore of the Persian Gulf, the country comprises a sma
Bahrain Island
…Island (Arabic: جزيرة البحرين Jazīrah al-Baḥrayn), also known as Awal Island and formerly as Bahrein, is the largest island within the archipelago of Bahrain, and forms the bulk of the country's land mass while hosting the majority of its population. Most of the island of Bahrain is in a relatively shallow…
The Persian Empire in the Sassanid era on the eve of the Arab conquest, c. 600 AD
The Portuguese Fort of Barém, built by the Portuguese when they ruled Bahrain from 1521 to 1602
The coronation of Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa as the Hakim of Bahrain in February 1933
Manama Harbour, c. 1870