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Bahrain



البحرين

العربية [1]البحرين - مملكة البحرين

مملكة البحرين هي دولة تقع في وسط الخليج العربي شرق السعودية وشمال قطر في جنوب غرب قارة آسيا. يربطها بالسعودية جسر الملك فهد (الذي افتتح في 25 نوفمبر، 1986) يمتد لمسافة 25 كم تقريباً من مدينة الخبر في السعودية. كما سيربطها بقطر جسر قطر البحرين الذي تم التخطيط له، و الذي سيكون أطول جسر في العالم و يقدر طوله ب 45 كم.

English Bahrain - Kingdom of Bahrain

The Kingdom of Bahrain is a borderless island country in the Persian Gulf (Southwest Asia/Middle East, Asia). ► Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway (officially opened on November 25, 1986), and ► Qatar is to the south across the Persian Gulf. The Qatar–Bahrain Friendship Bridge, currently being planned, will link Bahrain to Qatar as the longest fixed link in the world. In terms of geographic size Bahrain is the smallest Arab country.


Short name  Bahrain
Official name Kingdom of Bahrain
Status Independent country since 1971
Location Middle East
Capital [2] المنامة (Manama)
Population 1,503,091 inhabitants
Area 665 square kilometres (257 sq mi)
Major languages Arabic (official)
Major religions Islam
More information Bahrain, Geography of Bahrain, History of Bahrain and Politics of Bahrain
More images Bahrain - Bahrain (Category).

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Map of Bahrain
Governorates of Bahrain
Governorates of Bahrain (in Arabic)

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This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Bahrain, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Bahrain.

The site of the ancient Bronze Age civilization of Dilmun, present-day Bahrain is an important center linking trade routes between Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley as early as 5,000 years ago. The Dilmun civilization declines about 2,000 BC. Shortly after 600 BC Dilmun is formally incorporated into the new Babylonian empire. Bahrain, known as Tylos, is later ruled ruled variously by the Arab tribes of Bani Wa’el and Persian governors. This map shows Bahrain under control of the Parthian Empire (250 BCE-226 CE).
Map of Parthia 100 BC
The Persian Sassanian Empire (226-650) in 602 to 629, Strokes: Under Sassanid military control.
Sassanide Empire
Sassanide Empire
When Bahrain comes under control of the Caliphate in the seventh century, most of its inhabitants are converted to Islam. This map shows the expansion of the Caliphate: I: Muhammad; II: Abu Bakr; III: Omar and IV: Othman
Age of the Caliphs
Caliphate around 750
The rule by the Caliphate is followed by control of Persia , Omani and Portuguese forces at various times from the 7th century. Between 1521 and 1602 Bahrain is occupied by Portugal. Persia conquers the island in 1602 and brings it under Persian suzeranity. The Al Khalifa family liberates Bahrain in 1783 and establish the Emirate of Bahrain. The United Kingdom seizes control over Bahrain in 1861 and the emirate becomes a British protecorate. In 1971 Bahrain becomes an independent constitutional monarchy as the State of Bahrain, that is from 1975 an absolute monarchy. In an attempt to modernize the country it is renamed the state Kingdom of Bahrain around 2002 and it becomes a constitutional monarchy. This map shows the former municipalities until 2002

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  1. Romanization: Mamlakat al-Bahrayn.
  2. Romanization: Al-Manāmah

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