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An unidentified Bahraini with blood from the injured stands in front of army tanks near the Pearl roundabout Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, in Manama, Bahrain. Soldiers fired tear gas and shot heavy weapons into the air as thousands of protest marchers defied a government ban Friday and streamed toward the landmark square that had been the symbolic center of the uprising against the Gulf nation's leaders. (AP Photo)
Qal`at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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State Party Bahrain
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iii, iv
Reference 1192
Region** Arab States
Inscription history
Inscription 2005 (29th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List.
** Region as classified by UNESCO.
The Bahrain Fort (in Arabic: قلعة البحرين, transliteration: Qal`at al-Bahrain, and also known as the Fort of Bahrain) is an archaeological site located in Bahrain. It is composed of an artificial mound created by human inhabitants from 2300 BC up to the 1700's. Among other things, it was once the capital of the Dilmun civilization, and served more recently as a Portuguese fort. For these reasons, it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005.
Qal`at al-Bahrain is a typical tell – an artificial mound created by many successive layers of human occupation. The strata of the 300x600-metre tell testify to continuous human presence from about 2300 B.C. to the 16th century A.D. About 25% of the site has been excavated revealing structures of different types: residential, public, commercial, religious and military. They testify to the importance of the site as a trading port over the centuries. On the top of the 12m high mound, there is the impressive Qal`at al-Burtughal (Portuguese fort), which gave the whole site its name, qal`a, meaning fort. The site was the capital of the Dilmun, one of the most important ancient civilizations of the region. It contains the richest remains inventoried of this civilization, which was hitherto only known from written Sumerian references.
Jay and I were in Bahrain for two and a half years while I was teaching at the Bahraini Air Force. I arrived in January of 1989 and we ventured onward to Dubai in the middle of 1991. We lived in several locations during our time on the island.
Protesters set trash-bins on fire during clashes in Bilad Al Qadeem village on the outskirts of the Bahraini capital Manama on 26 January 2009. Bahraini authorities charged Haq secretary general, Hasan Mushaima, human rights committee head and spokesman for Haq, AbdulJalil al-Singace, and Sheikh Mohammad Habib al Miqdad on 26 January 2009 with attempting to overthrow the government, as their 25 January 2009 arrest sparked wide spread clashes between their supporters and police across the Gulf island.
APM Terminals Bahrain operates Khalifa Bin Salman Port and is a multi-purpose facility for domestic cargo, cruise traffic, and a trans-shipment hub for the growing Gulf shipping market.
Protesters attempt to hurl tear-gas back at police during clashes in Sanabis village on the outskirts of the Bahraini capital Manama on 26 January 2009. Bahraini authorities charged Haq secretary general, Hasan Mushaima, human rights committee head and spokesman for Haq, AbdulJalil al-Singace, and Sheikh Mohammad Habib al Miqdad on 26 January 2009 with attempting to overthrow the government, as their 25 January 2009 arrest sparked wide spread clashes between their supporters and police across the Gulf island.
2017 Sept 10-12
Bahrain
BAHRAIN: Domestic workers' leaders shared their experiences on organizing and action planning in the "Interregional Workshop - Migrant domestic workers in the Arab Gulf: Promoting cooperation mechanisms among workers’ organizations in Asia, Africa and the Arab Gulf" - Workshop on health and safety for migrant domestic workers", 10 -12 September 2017.
Photos: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung مؤسسة فريدريش ايبرت/المشروع الإقليمي النقابي
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Protesters escape a hail of tear-gas during clashes in Sanabis village on the outskirts of the Bahraini capital Manama on 26 January 2009. Bahraini authorities charged Haq secretary general, Hasan Mushaima, human rights committee head and spokesman for Haq, AbdulJalil al-Singace, and Sheikh Mohammad Habib al Miqdad on 26 January 2009 with attempting to overthrow the government, as their 25 January 2009 arrest sparked wide spread clashes between their supporters and police across the Gulf island.
Contacts with Other People : Anthropologists are presently studying the contacts between Early Dilmun (Bahrain) - Mesopotamia (Iraq), Failaka (Kuwait), Indus Valley (Pakistan) Bab Edh Dhra (Jordan), Ebla (Syria) and Egypt..
Bahrain National Stadium, Saturday October 10th, 2009. Bahrain hosted New Zealand for the World Cup Qualifier. Game ended up as a tie, 0-0.