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Bahrain - Manama - Stranded Dhow if front of Shaikh Isa Library on Juffair beach
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Middle East - GCC - Bahrain - Manama - Stranded Dhow - traditional boat in front of Shaikh Isa Library on Juffair beach
A dhow (Arabic,داو) is a traditional Arab sailing vessel with one or more lateen sails. They are primarily used along the coasts of the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, India, and East Africa. Larger dhows have crews of approximately thirty, while smaller dhows typically have crews of around twelve. Up to the 1960s, dhows made commercial journeys between the Persian Gulf and East Africa using sails as their only means of propulsion. Their cargo was mostly dates and fish to East Africa and mangrove timber to the lands in the Persian Gulf. They sailed south with the monsoon in winter or early spring and back again to Arabia in late spring or early summer. The term "dhow" is also applied to small, traditionally-constructed vessels used for trade in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf area and the Indian Ocean from Madagascar to the Gulf of Bengal. Such vessels typically weigh 300 to 500 tons, and have a long, thin hull design. Also, it is a family of early Arab ships that used the lateen sail, on which the Portuguese likely based their designs for the caravel known to Arabs as sambuk, booms, baggalas, ghanjas, and zaruqs.
A new library known as the Shaikh Isa National Library in (Juffair) Bahrain stands out as a great monument and a landmark in the cultural history of Bahrain. The library is worth an overall $45.3 million and has been equipped in such a way that it will be one of the most advanced public libraries in the region. The centre features a 400-seat cultural hall to host lectures, conferences and forums. There is a large conference hall designed to accommodate more than 1,000 participants and host global conferences and other key events.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens: EF17-40mm f/4L USM; Focal length: 33.00 mm; Aperture: 6.3; Exposure time: 1/80 s; ISO: 50
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Bahrain - Manama - Stranded Dhow if front of Shaikh Isa Library on Juffair beach
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Middle East - GCC - Bahrain - Manama - Stranded Dhow - traditional boat in front of Shaikh Isa Library on Juffair beach
A dhow (Arabic,داو) is a traditional Arab sailing vessel with one or more lateen sails. They are primarily used along the coasts of the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, India, and East Africa. Larger dhows have crews of approximately thirty, while smaller dhows typically have crews of around twelve. Up to the 1960s, dhows made commercial journeys between the Persian Gulf and East Africa using sails as their only means of propulsion. Their cargo was mostly dates and fish to East Africa and mangrove timber to the lands in the Persian Gulf. They sailed south with the monsoon in winter or early spring and back again to Arabia in late spring or early summer. The term "dhow" is also applied to small, traditionally-constructed vessels used for trade in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf area and the Indian Ocean from Madagascar to the Gulf of Bengal. Such vessels typically weigh 300 to 500 tons, and have a long, thin hull design. Also, it is a family of early Arab ships that used the lateen sail, on which the Portuguese likely based their designs for the caravel known to Arabs as sambuk, booms, baggalas, ghanjas, and zaruqs.
A new library known as the Shaikh Isa National Library in (Juffair) Bahrain stands out as a great monument and a landmark in the cultural history of Bahrain. The library is worth an overall $45.3 million and has been equipped in such a way that it will be one of the most advanced public libraries in the region. The centre features a 400-seat cultural hall to host lectures, conferences and forums. There is a large conference hall designed to accommodate more than 1,000 participants and host global conferences and other key events.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens: EF17-40mm f/4L USM; Focal length: 33.00 mm; Aperture: 6.3; Exposure time: 1/80 s; ISO: 50
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All images are exclusive property and may not be copied, downloaded, reproduced, transmitted, manipulated or used in any way without expressed, written permission of the photographer.