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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bahrain: Bahrain –

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located in the Persian Gulf. In the late 1800s, following successive treaties with the British, Bahrain became a protectorate of the United Kingdom. Following the withdrawal of the British from the region in the late 1960s, Bahrain declared independence in 1971. Formerly a state, Bahrain was declared a "Kingdom" in 2002. Since early 2011, the country has experienced sustained protests and unrest inspired by the regional Arab Spring, particularly by the majority Shia population.

General reference

* Pronunciation: * Common English country name: Bahrain * Official English country name: The Kingdom of Bahrain * Common

endonym An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, ...

(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s): Bahraini *

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(s): * Etymology: Name of Bahrain *

International rankings of Bahrain These are the international rankings of Bahrain. International rankings Freedom Political Freedom :''Scores are on a 1 to 7 scale, 1 being best.'' Freedom in the World is a yearly survey and report by U.S.-based Freedom House that attempts ...

* ISO country codes: BH, BHR, 048 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:BH * Internet country code top-level domain:

.bh .bh is the Internet country code top-level domain ( ccTLD) for Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia Western Asia, West Asia, or South ...

Geography of Bahrain

Geography of Bahrain The Kingdom of Bahrain consists of Bahrain Island and 33 of the p37 Bahrain Islands, lying in the Persian Gulf's Gulf of Bahrain off the north shore of Asia's Arabian Peninsula. Bahrain's capital city is Manama. The islands are about off th ...

* Bahrain is: an island country * Location: **

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and

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** Indian Ocean *** Persian Gulf ** Eurasia *** Asia **** Southwest Asia ** Middle East *** Gulf of Bahrain ** Time zone: UTC+03 ** Extreme points of Bahrain *** High: Jabal ad Dukhan *** Low: Persian Gulf 0 m ** Land boundaries: ''none'' ** Coastline: 161 km * Population of Bahrain: 1,046,814(2007) - 154th most populous country * * Area of Bahrain: - 189th largest country * Atlas of Bahrain

Environment of Bahrain

Satellite image of Bahrain in February 2003

* Climate of Bahrain * Renewable energy in Bahrain * Geology of Bahrain * Protected areas of Bahrain ** Biosphere reserves in Bahrain ** National parks of Bahrain * Wildlife of Bahrain ** Fauna of Bahrain *** Birds of Bahrain *** Mammals of Bahrain

Natural geographic features of Bahrain

* Beaches in Bahrain * Gulf of Bahrain * Hills in Bahrain **

Mountain of Smoke The Mountain of Smoke ( ar, جبل الدخان, ) is a hill in the Southern Governorate of Bahrain. At above mean sea level, it is the country's highest point. The Mountain of Smoke is named as such because of the haze which often surrounds it o ...

Islands of Bahrain This is a list of islands of the ''Kingdom of Bahrain'', which includes most of the archipelago known as the . The Kingdom consists of 33 natural islands and a number of man-made ones. Islands In addition to the Bahrain Islands, the Kingdom con ...

** Amwaj Islands **

Hawar Islands , native_name_link = Arabic language , native_name_lang = , sobriquet = , location = Persian Gulf , coordinates = , archipelago = Bahrain , waterbody = Persian Gulf , total_islands = , major_islands ...

* Lakes of Bahrain: None * Rivers of Bahrain ** Waterfalls of Bahrain: None * Valleys of Bahrain * World Heritage Sites in Bahrain ** Bahrain Pearling Trail **

Qal'at al-Bahrain The Qal'at al-Bahrain ( ar, قلعة البحرين; pt, Forte de Barém), also known as the Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, is an archaeological site located in Bahrain. Archaeological excavations carried out since 1954 have unearthed antiqui ...

– 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.

Regions of Bahrain

Former regions of Bahrain *

Western Region, Bahrain Western Region (Arabic: المنطقة الغربية ''Al-Minṭaqat al-Ḡarbiyya'') was a municipality (mintaqah) of Bahrain in the western part of the country. Its territory is now in the Northern and Southern Governorate The Southern ...

Al Wusta Region (Bahrain) Central Region ( ''Al-Minṭaqat al-Wusṭā'') was a municipality of Bahrain in the northern part of the country. Its territory is now in the Central and Northern Governorate The Northern Governorate ( ar, المحافظة الشمالي ...

* Ash Shamaliyah Region

Capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

* Muharraq *

Northern Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States * Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Northern Range, a ra ...

Southern Southern may refer to: Businesses * China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China * Southern Airways, defunct US airline * Southern Air, air cargo transportation company based in Norwalk, Connecticut, US * Southern Airways Express, M ...

=Cities in Bahrain

= *

List of cities in Bahrain This is a list of cities and towns in Bahrain with listed governorates: Ten largest cities #Manama – 436,000 #Riffa – 195,606 #Muharraq – 176,583 #Hamad Town – 57,000 #A'ali – 51,400 #Isa Town – 39,800 #Sitra – 60,100 #Budaiya ...

** A'ali ** Arad ** Budaiya **

Busaiteen Busaiteen ( ar, البسيتين) is a small town in northern Bahrain. It is located on Muharraq Island, just north of Muharraq City. Etymology The town's name, "''Busaiteen''," pertains to the large number of orchards found in it. Education Bus ...

** Ad-Dawr **

Hamad Town Madinat Hamad or ''Hamad Town'' ( ar, مدينة حمد, Madīnat Ḥamad) is a primarily commuter city within northern Bahrain. It was a municipality of Bahrain in the central part of the country. Split from the municipality of Ar Rifa' wa al Mi ...

Al Hidd :''To be distinguished from Ras al Hadd (رأس الحد), a district with a famous turtle breeding beach in Oman'' Al Hidd ( ar, الحد; transliterated: Al-Ḥidd) is a town in Bahrain, located on a sand spit on the southeastern extremity of Muh ...

Isa Town Isa Town ( ar, مدينة عيسى, ''Madīnat ʿĪsā'') is a middle class town located in Bahrain, in the north central part of the country. Etymology The name ''Isa'' refers to Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, the ruler of Bahrain from 1961 to 1999 ...

** Jidhafs **

Madinat 'Isa Isa Town ( ar, مدينة عيسى, ''Madīnat ʿĪsā'') is a middle class town located in Bahrain, in the north central part of the country. Etymology The name ''Isa'' refers to Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, the ruler of Bahrain from 1961 to 1999 ...

** Malkiya ** Manama **

Al Muharraq Muharraq ( ar, المحرق, al-Muḥarraq) is Bahrain's third largest city and served as its capital until 1932 when it was replaced by Manama. The population of Muharraq in 2012 was 176,583. The city is located on Muharraq Island. Bahrain Int ...

Riffa Riffa ( ar, الرفاع, ) is the second largest city in the Kingdom of Bahrain by area size. Riffa is divided into three parts: , and . The city is completely located in the Southern Governorate. The city is growing fast: during the 2001 cen ...

* Former municipalities of Bahrain

Demography of Bahrain

Demographics of Bahrain

Government and politics of Bahrain

Politics of Bahrain Politics of Bahrain has since 2002 taken place in a framework of a constitutional monarchy where the government is appointed by the King of Bahrain, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The head of the government since 2020 is Crown Prince Salman bin Ham ...

Form of government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

: constitutional monarchy *

of Bahrain: Manama *

Elections in Bahrain The National Assembly is bicameral with the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, having 40 members elected in single-seat constituencies for a four-year term. The upper house, the Shura Council, has 40 members appointed by the King of Bahrain, ...

Political parties in Bahrain Political parties are illegal in Bahrain but operate as ''de facto'' political parties under the term political societies. Political societies in Bahrain range from the communist left to the Islamist right. Current Banned Parties register ...

* 1981 failed coup d'état in Bahrain *

1990s Uprising in Bahrain The 1990s uprising in Bahrain ( ar, الانتفاضة التسعينية في البحرين) also known as the uprising of dignity ( ar, انتفاضة الكرامة) was an uprising in Bahrain between 1994 and 1999 in which leftists, libera ...

Adel Mouwda Sheikh Adel Al Mouwda was the second deputy chairman of Bahrain's parliament of 2002, the Chamber of Deputies, and the former leader of salafist party, Asalah. Sheikh Al Mouwda is considered the leading spokesman for political Islam in Bahrain and ...

Al-Menbar Islamic Society The Al-Menber National Islamic Society ( ar, جمعية المنبر الوطني الإسلامي, ) is the political wing of the Sunni Islamist Al Eslah Society in Bahrain and Bahrain's branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. The president and ...

* Al Muntada * Al Wefaq *

Alees Samaan Alees Thomas Samaan (sometimes spelled as Alice) is a Bahraini politician and former ambassador to the United Kingdom. She was the first woman to chair a parliament in the Middle East when in April 2005 she chaired Bahrain's upper house of parliam ...

* Ali Ahmed *

Ali Mattar Ali Mohamed Mattar ( ar, علي مطر) is a salafist Bahraini MP who represents Asalah in the Chamber of Deputies. Mattar is one of Asalah's most active MPs, and is seen as carving out a niche for himself in parliamentary life with legislative pr ...

* Ali Salman *

Asalah The Al-Asalah Islamic Society ( ar, جمعية الأصالة الإسلامية) is the main Sunni Salafist political party in Bahrain. The party is the political wing of the Islamic Education Society (''Al-Tarbiya Al-Islamiya'') which funds ...

Bahrain Centre for Human Rights The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR; ar, مركز البحرين لحقوق الإنسان) was a Bahraini non-profit non-governmental organisation which works to promote human rights in Bahrain,

Bahrain Freedom Movement The Bahrain Freedom Movement ( ar, حركة أحرار البحرين الإسلامية, Harakat Ahrar al-Bahrayn) is a London-based Bahraini opposition group which has its headquarters in a north London mosque. Its main medium is the Voice of B ...

* Bahrain Human Rights Society *

Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society The Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society ( ar, جمعية مراقبة حقوق الإنسان البحرينية) is a Bahraini human rights organization established in November 2004 which claims to protect housemaids, and to fight for women's ri ...

Bahrain national dialogue The Bahrain National Dialogue was an initiative instigated by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to promote reform and encourage discussion on the governance of Bahrain. The Dialogue began on 2 July 2011 and participants from over 300 organisations ...

Bahraini opposition The Bahraini opposition refers to a group of political groups who are opposed to the Cabinet of Bahrain government and the ruling monarch of the Sunni House of Khalifa. Currently, the Bahraini opposition can be divided into the officially registere ...

Bandargate scandal The Al Bander report refers to a political conspiracy by government officials in Bahrain to foment sectarian strife and marginalize the majority Shia community in the country. The conspiracy was led and financed by Ahmed bin Ateyatalla Al Khalifa ...

* Boycott Batelco * Constitution of Bahrain * Consultative Council of Bahrain * Council of Representatives of Bahrain *

Economists Bloc The Economists Bloc () is a Liberalism, liberal political party in Bahrain which was represented by three MPs in the 2002-2006 parliament, but lost all its seats in the Bahraini parliamentary election, 2006, 2006 general election. The party was th ...

Faisal Fulad Faisal Hassan Fulad is an international Human Rights Activist and he was a member of Kingdom of Bahrain's upper chamber of parliament, the Consultative Council, since 1996. Fulad was appointed to parliament by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa from ...

* Gay rights in Bahrain * Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain *

Jassim Al Saeedi Jassim Al Saeedi is a Bahraini salafist MP, member of parliament representing a constituency in Riffa, Bahrain. After he was banned from standing in 2002's general election for the main Salafist party, Asalah, for being "too extreme", Al Saeedi ...

Majeed Karimi Majid or majeed may refer to: * , ''majīd'' 'majestic', and , ''mājid'' 'magnificent', two names of God in Islam Arts and entertainment * ''Majid'' (film), a 2010 Moroccan film *Majid (rapper) (born 1975), a Danish rapper of Moroccan-Berber orig ...

Khalifa Al Dhahrani Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Dhahrani ( ar, خليفة بن أحمد الظهراني, born 1942) is a Bahraini politician, who served as Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Bahrain. Early life Khalifa Al Dhahrani was born in the town of Riffa, ...

* Lulwa Al Awadhi *

Mohammed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Khalid Ibrahim ( ar, محمد خالد إبراهيم , born 2 November 1964) is a Bahraini Islamist politician and a member of the Al-Menbar Islamic Society in Bahrain. He was an MP in the lower house of the Bahraini parliamen ...

National Action Charter of Bahrain The National Action Charter of Bahrain is a document put forward by King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah of Bahrain in 2001 in order to end the popular 1990s Uprising and return the country to constitutional rule. It was approved in a national referend ...

* National Assembly of Bahrain *

National Justice Movement The National Justice Movement ( ar, حركة العدالة الوطنية), also known as the al-Adala Society, is a secular and Arab nationalist political party in Bahrain. History and profile The National Justice Movement was founded on 5 Ma ...

Supreme Council for Women The Supreme Council for Women (SCW) is Bahrain’s advisory body to the government on women's issues. It is chaired by Sheikha Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, the wife of Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The current Secretary General of ...

Women's political rights in Bahrain Women's rights have been a cornerstone of the political reforms initiated by King Hamad, with women gaining the right to vote and stand as candidates in national elections for the first time after the constitution was amended in 2002. The ext ...

Workers Trade Union Law The Workers Trade Union Law was passed by Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, on September 24, 2002. It recognizes the right of workers to organize collectively, although Bahrain has not ratified the International Labour Organization Convent ...

Liberalism in Bahrain

* Al Muntada *

Sawsan Al Sha'er Sawsan al-Sha'er ( ar, سوسن الشاعر, born July 12, 1956) is widely regarded as Bahrain's most influential liberal intellectual. A journalist and author, she is a columnist with Al-Watan (Bahrain), Al-Watan newspaper, having joined the s ...

* Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa *

* We Have A Right *

Political parties in Bahrain

List of political parties in Bahrain Political parties are illegal in Bahrain but operate as ''de facto'' political parties under the term political societies. Political societies in Bahrain range from the communist left to the Islamist right. Current Banned Parties registere ...

Al Meethaq Al-Meethaq ( ar, جمعية ميثاق العمل الوطني, translit=Jamʿiyya Mīṯāq al-ʿAmal al-Waṭaniyy; ) is a liberal political party in Bahrain. It was founded by Sunni and Shi'a businessmen from well-known families in 2002. It ...

* Al Wefaq *

Baath Party The Arab Socialist Baʿath Party ( ar, حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي ' ) was a political party founded in Syria by Mishel ʿAflaq, Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn al-Bītār, and associates of Zaki al-ʾArsūzī. The party espoused B ...

* Democratic Bloc * Democratic Progressive Tribune - Bahrain * Islamic Action Society * National Action Charter Society *

National Democratic Action The National Democratic Labour Action Society – Wa'ad ( ar, جمعية العمل الوطني الديمقراطي – وعد) is Bahrain's largest leftist political party. History and profile It emerged from the Popular Front, a "radical" ...

National Liberation Front - Bahrain National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

* Nationalist Democratic Rally Society

Bahraini politicians

Ahmad Al-Thawadi Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Thawadi ( ar, احمد إبراهيم الذوادي) was the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Tribune, a leftist political party in the Kingdom of Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), offi ...

Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa ( ar, سلمان بن حمد آل خليفة; born 21 October 1969) is the Crown prince and the Prime Minister of Bahrain. He is also the deputy supreme commander of the Bahrain Defence Force. Early life and educat ...

* Ali Ahmed *

* Ali Salman * Tawfeeq Ahmed Almansoor *

Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa (born 24 April 1960) is a Bahraini diplomat who served as Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2005 until January 2020. Khalid became only the second foreign minister in Bahrain's history after replacing Moham ...

* Lulwa Al Awadhi *

* Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah *

Nada Haffadh Nada Haffadh was Bahrain's first female cabinet minister when she was appointed Minister of Health in 2004, serving in the position until September 2007. Previously she served in Bahrain's upper house of parliament, the Consultative Council. Bi ...

Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa ( ar, خليفة بن سلمان آل خليفة) (24 November 1935 – 11 November 2020) was a Bahraini royal and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Bahrain from 10 January 1970 until his death in 202 ...

Branches of government

Government of Bahrain

Executive branch of the government of Bahrain

* Head of state: King of Bahrain * Head of government:

Prime Minister of Bahrain In Bahrain, the Prime Minister is the head of government of the country. According to the Constitution of Bahrain, the Prime Minister is appointed directly by the King of Bahrain, King, and needs not to be an elected member of the Council of Rep ...

Cabinet of Bahrain The Cabinet of Bahrain is the chief executive body of the Kingdom of Bahrain. According to Article 32 (b) of the 2002 Constitution, "executive authority is vested in the King together with the Council of Ministers and Ministers". The Council of M ...

Legislative branch of the government of Bahrain

Parliament of Bahrain The National Assembly ( ar, المجلس الوطني البحريني) is the legislative body of Bahrain. Parliament is bicameral, consisting of the 40 elected members of the Council of Representatives (the lower house) and the 40 royally ...

(

bicameral Bicameralism is a type of legislature, one divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single grou ...

) ** Upper house: Consultative Council of Bahrain **

Lower house A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ...

: Council of Representatives of Bahrain

Judicial branch of the government of Bahrain

Court system of Bahrain * Supreme Court of Bahrain

Foreign relations of Bahrain

* Foreign relations of Bahrain **

Diplomatic missions in Bahrain Diplomatics (in American English, and in most anglophone countries), or diplomatic (in British English), is a scholarly discipline centred on the critical analysis of documents: especially, historical documents. It focuses on the conventions, ...

***

List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Bahrain The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Bahrain is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Kingdom of Bahrain and is head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Manama. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassado ...

*** United States Ambassador to Bahrain **

Diplomatic missions of Bahrain This is a list of diplomatic missions of Bahrain, excluding honorary consulates. Africa * ** Algiers (Embassy) * ** Cairo (Embassy) * ** Rabat (Embassy) ** Laayoune (Consulate-General) * ** Khartoum (Embassy) * ** Tunis (Embassy) Americas * ** B ...

Forum for the Future (Bahrain 2005) The Forum for the Future in Bahrain on 11–12 November 2005 brought together, by suggestion of the prime minister of Spain, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, the leaders of states of the Middle East, industrialised countries of the Group of Eight ( ...

** Major non-NATO ally

Bahraini diplomats

* Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa

International organization membership

The Kingdom of Bahrain is a member of: *

Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) (Banque Arabe pour le Développement Economique en Afrique) (المصرف العربي للتنمية الاقتصادية في أفريقيا) was established pursuant to the resolution o ...

(ABEDA) * Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) * Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) * Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) *

Group of 77 The Group of 77 (G77) at the United Nations (UN) is a coalition of 134 developing countries, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 fou ...

(G77) *

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is an international financial institution, established in 1944 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, that is the lending arm of World Bank Group. The IBRD offers l ...

(IBRD) * International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) * International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory) *

International Criminal Police Organization The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...

(Interpol) *

International Development Association The International Development Association (IDA) (french: link=no, Association internationale de développement) is an international financial institution which offers concessional loans and grants to the world's poorest developing countries. Th ...

(IDA) *

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 192-member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disas ...

(IFRCS) * International Finance Corporation (IFC) * International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) * International Labour Organization (ILO) *

International Maritime Organization The International Maritime Organization (IMO, French: ''Organisation maritime internationale'') is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. The IMO was established following agreement at a UN conference ...

(IMO) * International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) * International Monetary Fund (IMF) * International Olympic Committee (IOC) * International Organization for Migration (IOM) (observer) * International Organization for Standardization (ISO) *

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, an ...

(ICRM) * International Telecommunication Union (ITU) * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) * International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) *

Inter-Parliamentary Union The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU; french: Union Interparlementaire, UIP) is an inter-parliamentary institution, international organization of national parliaments. Its primary purpose is to promote democratic governance, accountability, and coop ...

(IPU) * Islamic Development Bank (IDB) *

League of Arab States League or The League may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Leagues'' (band), an American rock band * ''The League'', an American sitcom broadcast on FX and FXX about fantasy football Sports * Sports league * Rugby league, full contact footba ...

(LAS) * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) *

Nonaligned Movement The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 countries that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide. The movement originated in the aftermath ...

(NAM) * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) * Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) * Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) * Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) * United Nations (UN) * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

(UNESCO) * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) * Universal Postal Union (UPU) * World Customs Organization (WCO) * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) * World Health Organization (WHO) * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) * World Meteorological Organization (WMO) * World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) * World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Bahrain

Law of Bahrain The Law of Bahrain is set out in its constitution. Several controversial laws have been passed in the history of the country. The State Security Law of 1974, for example, was used by the government to crush political unrest from 1974 until 2001. ...

* Constitution of Bahrain *

Crime in Bahrain There is a low rate of crime in Bahrain.

Human rights in Bahrain Law enforcement in Bahrain *

Prisons in Bahrain Prisons in Bahrain are fully owned and operated by the state. They are run by 3 different security forces, including the National Security Agency (NSA), the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) and the Ministry of Interior (MoI). Administration of prisons i ...

Public Security Forces The Public Security Forces (PSF), formerly known as the Bahrain State Police, are the principal Bahraini law enforcement arm of the Ministry of Interior. They are commanded by Maj. Gen. Tarek Al Hasan and include all Ministry of Interior field u ...

** Special Security Force Command

Human rights in Bahrain

Human rights in Bahrain * Al Muntada *

* Freedom of religion in Bahrain * Human rights organizations in Bahrain **

** Bahrain Human Rights Society **

LGBT rights in Bahrain Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons living in Bahrain face discrimination not experienced by non-LGBT persons. Legality of same-sex sexual acts Homosexuality first criminalized in Bahrain as ''sodomy'' while it was a prote ...

* Lulwa Al Awadhi *

* We Have A Right *

=Torture in Bahrain

= *

Torture in Bahrain Torture in Bahrain refers to the violation of Bahrain's obligations as a state party to the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Convention against Torture) and other international ...

* Adel Flaifel *

Ian Henderson (Britain) Ian Stuart McWalter Henderson, also known as Ian Stewart McWalter Henderson, (1927 – 13 April 2013) was a British citizen known for his role in resolving the Mau Mau crisis in Kenya in the late 1950s and for managing the Bahraini General D ...

* Royal Decree 56 of 2002 * State Security Law of 1974

Military of Bahrain

Military of Bahrain The Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) is the military force of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Bahrain Defence Force is under direct command and leadership of a commander-in-chief who holds the rank of field marshal. The Government has a Minister of Defe ...

* Command ** Commander-in-chief: King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa *** Ministry of Defence of Bahrain * Forces ** Army of Bahrain ** Navy of Bahrain ** Air Force of Bahrain ** Royal Guard * Military history of Bahrain *

Military ranks of Bahrain The military ranks of Bahrain are the military insignia used by the Bahrain Defence Force. Commissioned officer ranks The rank insignia of commissioned officers. Other ranks The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel ...

Local government in Bahrain

History of Bahrain

History of Bahrain * History of Bahrain (1783–1971) * 1981 failed coup d'état in Bahrain *

* Arad Fort * Awal *

Bab Al Bahrain Bab Al Bahrain ( ar, باب البحرين, translitered ''Bāb al-Baḥrayn'' meaning ''Gateway of Bahrain'') is a historical building located in the Customs Square in the central business district of Manama. It marks the main entrance to the ...

* Baharna *

Bahrain Independence Day Independence Day (colloquially the Fifteenth of August) is a holiday in Bahrain commemorating the declaration of independence from the British Empire, which occurred on 15 August 1971. The British announced the withdrawal of their troops east of S ...

Barbar temple The Barbar Temple is an archaeological site located in the village of Barbar, Bahrain, considered to be part of the Dilmun culture. The most recent of the three Barbar temples was rediscovered by a Danish archaeological team in 1954. A further tw ...

* Charles Belgrave * Dilmun * First Oil Well, Bahrain * Former municipalities of Bahrain *

* Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872-1942) * Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa *

Qarmatians The Qarmatians ( ar, قرامطة, Qarāmiṭa; ) were a militant Isma'ilism, Isma'ili Shia Islam, Shia movement centred in Al-Ahsa Oasis, al-Hasa in Eastern Arabia, where they established a Utopia#Religious utopias, religious-utopian Socialis ...

* Riffa Fort *

Salman ibn Hamad Al Khalifa (1895-1961) Salman may refer to: People * Salman (name), people with the name Places in Iran * Salman, Khuzestan, a village in Khuzestan Province * Salman, alternate name of Deh-e Salman, Lorestan, a village in Lorestan Province * Salman, Razavi Khorasan, a ...

Archaeological sites in Bahrain

Archaeological sites in Bahrain There are multiple archaeological sites in Bahrain. Bahrain is an island country in the Persian Gulf consisting of a small archipelago centred around Bahrain Island. It is believed to be the location of the Dilmun civilisation, dating back to the ...

** Dilmun Burial Mounds **

** Riffa Fort

Disasters in Bahrain

* 2006 Bahrain ferry disaster

Culture of Bahrain

Culture of Bahrain * Architecture of Bahrain ** Forts in Bahrain *** Arad Fort ***

*** Riffa Fort ** Tallest structures in Bahrain * Art in Bahrain **

Cinema of Bahrain The cinema of Bahrain is small as its lacks support from the government and the private sector. There are many short films produced by individual filmmakers, and about five feature films in Bahrain's history. There are a number of theaters in Ba ...

Literature of Bahrain The literature of Bahrain has a strong tradition in the country. Most traditional writers and poets write in the classical Arabic style, contemporary poets that write in this style include Ali al-Sharqawi, Qassim Haddad, Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh, and ...

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Ali Al Shargawi Ali Al Shargawi ( ar, علي الشرقاوي) is a leading Bahraini poet, lyricist and playwright whose work has been translated into English, German, Bulgarian, Russian, Kurdish, and French. Born in Manama in 1948, he started publishing his po ...

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Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh ( ar, إبراهيم العريّض, born 8 March 1908 – died May 2002) was a Bahraini writer and poet, generally considered to be one of Bahrain's greatest poets and one of the leaders of the Bahraini literary movement in ...

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Ali Al Jallawi Ali Al Jallawi (in Arabic علي الجلاوي born in 1975 in Manama, Bahrain) is a poet, researcher, and writer. After two periods of imprisonment for writing poetry critical of the political regime in Bahrain, Al Jallawi has gone on to publ ...

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Mohammed Hasan Kamaluddin Mohammed Hasan Kamaluddin (Arabic: محمد حسن كمال الدين, born 1941) is a Bahraini former cabinet minister, member of parliament, ex-diplomat, poet, historian, writer and researcher. He is best known for having published the first Enc ...

Music of Bahrain The music of Bahrain is part of the Persian Gulf folk traditions. Alongside Kuwait, it is known for sawt music, a bluesy genre influenced by African, Indian and Persian music. Sultan Hamid, Ali Bahar and Khaled El Sheikh (a singer and oud pla ...

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Ali Bahar Ali Bahar ( ar, علي بحر; 1960 – 3 July 2011) was a Bahraini singer, guitarist and organ player known for his music band Al Ekhwa (Arabic: الإخوة, literal translation: The Brothers). He was nicknamed the "''Bob Marley of the Gulf''" ...

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Khalid Al-Thawadi Khalid (variants include Khaled and Kalid; Arabic: خالد) is a popular Arabic male given name meaning "eternal, everlasting, immortal", and it also appears as a surname.Fijiri *** Sawt **

National Theatre of Bahrain The National Theatre of Bahrain ( ar, مسرح البحرين الوطني, also known as the Bahrain National Amphitheatre) is a waterfront building complex situated in Manama next to the Bahrain National Museum, and consists of a main 1001-seat ...

Cuisine of Bahrain The cuisine of Bahrain consists of dishes such as biryani, ''harees'', ''khabeesa'', ''machboos'', ''mahyawa'', '' maglooba'', ''quzi'' and '' zalabia''. Arabic coffee (''qahwah'') is the national beverage. Bahrain is a small island state near t ...

* Festivals in Bahrain * Holidays in Bahrain **

Languages of Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ad ...

** Bahrani Arabic ** Gulf Arabic *

Media of Bahrain The media of Bahrain mainly consists of several weekly and daily newspapers, with the Information Affairs Authority controlling Bahrain's state-owned Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation, which broadcasts radio and television services. The me ...

Censorship in Bahrain The Kingdom of Bahrain is deemed ‘Not Free’ in terms of Net Freedom and Press Freedom by Freedom House. The 2016 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders ranked Bahrain 162nd out of 180 countries. Bahrain is a constitutional mona ...

** Newspapers in Bahrain **

Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (BRTC) is a public broadcaster in Bahrain with headquarters in Manama. The BRTC is owned by the government of Bahrain, and under the control of the Information Affairs Authority. History BRTC was set up i ...

Radio in Bahrain Radio broadcasting started in Bahrain in 1940 by the British as a war-measure. Regular radio broadcasting, in Arabic, first started in 1955. By 1980, the radio service broadcast up to 14 hours a day. The country's first English language radio statio ...

Television in Bahrain In Bahrain, there are seven free-to-air television channels, four of which are privately owned. The country's public service broadcaster, Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (BRTC), broadcasts over five terrestrial TV networks, including the p ...

* Museums in Bahrain ** Bahrain National Museum **

Beit Al Qur'an A Beit (also spelled bait, ar, بيت , literally "a house") is a metrical unit of Arabic, Iranian, Urdu and Sindhi poetry. It corresponds to a line, though sometimes improperly renderered as "couplet" since each ''beit'' is divided into t ...

* National symbols of Bahrain ** Coat of arms of Bahrain ** Flag of Bahrain ** National anthem of Bahrain * People of Bahrain ** Bahrani people ** Ethnic, cultural and religious groups of Bahrain * Prostitution in Bahrain *

Public holidays in Bahrain The following table indicates declared Bahrain government national holidays for the year 2015 only—cultural variants also provide opportunity for holidays tied to local events. In total there are 10 public holidays. 2017 public holidays ...

* Records of Bahrain * Religion in Bahrain ** Buddhism in Bahrain **

Christianity in Bahrain Christians in Bahrain make up about 14.5% of the population. Bahrain has had a native Christian community for many centuries, with the first recorded presence dating back to the 12th century. Expatriate Christians, however, make up the majority of ...

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Roman Catholicism in Bahrain The Catholic Church in Bahrain is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The first Catholic church built in the Persian Gulf in modern times was constructed in 1939 on land given by the Emir of B ...

Hinduism in Bahrain Hinduism can be found in the Arab world from the mid of 19th century, millions of members of the Indian diaspora, of different religions, reside and work in Arab states of the Persian Gulf. Many of them are Hindu. Many came due to the migration ...

** Islam in Bahrain *** Mosques in Bahrain **** Al Fateh Mosque ****

Khamis Mosque The Khamis Mosque ( ar, مَسْجِدُ ٱلْخَمِيسِ; transliterated: ''Masǧid al-ḫamīs'') is believed to be the first mosque in Bahrain, built during the era of the Umayyad caliph Umar II. According to '' Al Wasat'' journalist Kassi ...

** Judaism in Bahrain ** Sikhism in Bahrain * Scouting in Bahrain ** Boy Scouts of Bahrain ** The Girl Guides Association of Bahrain

Bahraini people

* List of Bahrainis * Ali Abdulla Al-Ubaydli * Mohammed ibn Jassim Al Ghatam * Ebrahim Eshaq * Rashid Al Zayani * Fawzi Kanoo * Farouk Yousif Almoayyed * Abdulla Ahmed Nass

Bahraini families

=Al Khalifa

= * Al Khalifa * Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa * Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa (1872-1942) *

Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa ( ar, حمد بن عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة '; 28 January 1950) is King of Bahrain since 14 February 2002, after ruling as Emir of Bahrain from 6 March 1999. He is the son of Isa bin Salman ...

* Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa *

Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (; 3 June 1931 – 6 March 1999) was the first emir of Bahrain from 1961 until his death in 1999. Born in Jasra, Bahrain, he became emir upon the death of his father, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. Early life and reig ...

* Faisal ibn Hamad Al Khalifah *

Meriam Al-Khalifa Sheikha Meriam bint Abdullah Al Khalifa ( ar, مريم بنت عبد الله آل خليفة; born 1980) is a member of the Bahraini Royal House of Al-Khalifa. She is best known for fleeing her family and native Bahrain to the United States to ...

* Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah *

=Al Bin Ali

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Bahraini people by occupation

=Bahraini activists

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* Adel Flaifel

=Bahraini actors

Bahraini television actors

Zainab Al Askari Zainab Al-Askari ( ar, زينب العسكري; born February 6, 1974) is a Bahraini actress, screenwriter, producer, spokesmodel, and model popular in the Persian Gulf region. She retired from performing in 2009. Career Al-Askari has appeare ...

=Bahraini journalists

= * Yusuf al-ansari

=Bahraini lawyers

= * Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa * Fatima Al-Hawaj

=Bahraini musicians

= * DJ Outlaw ;Bahraini female DJ * Dj Leil - Leila Sohrab

Bahraini singers

;Bahraini female singers *

Hala Al Turk Hala Al Turk ( ar, حلا الترك; born May 15, 2002) is a Jordanian-Syrian Bahraini singer. She become known for being a contestant on '' Arabs Got Talent'' in 2011. Al Turk then released many singles, including "Bnayty El Habooba (2011)" fe ...

Hind (singer) Hind (Arabic language:), also spelled ''Hend'', is a female singer from Bahrain. Her work includes popular Arabic music as well as traditional Khaliji music. She was discovered by the musician Anwar Abdullah, and gave her the nickname "Hind", ...

;Bahraini male singers *

* Rashed Al-Majed *

Salem Allan Salem al-Allan (1914 – 25 September 1981) was a popular Fijiri singer from Bahrain. He was born in Galali,Bahrain, Galali, a village in Muharraq Governorate. Biography Allan was born in the village of Galali, Bahrain, Galali in Muharraq Gover ...

Khaled El Sheikh Khaled El Sheikh ( ar, خالد الشيخ, or Khalid Al-Shaikh; born 23 September 1958) is a Bahraini singer. Married with 5 daughters (Dareen, Noor, Marwa, Samawa, and Wanas). Honored in 12th Bahrain International Musical Festival on 14 Octob ...

Ala Ghawas Ala Ghawas rabic: علاء غوّاص(born 22 July 1981) is a Bahraini independent singer-songwriter, musician & record producer. Most of his discography was released in English. Career 2007–2009: Debut trilogy of EPs Ghawas recorded and re ...

=Bahraini pirates

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Juma Mohammed Abdul Latif Al Dossary Jumah Mohammed Abdul Latif Al Dossari ( ar, جمعه محمد عبد اللطيف الدوسري) is a Bahraini citizen who was held for five years at Camp Delta, at the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay. He spent three and half years in solitary ...

Salman Ebrahim Mohamed Ali Al Khalifa Salman Ebrahim is a citizen of Bahrain who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. The Department of Defense reports that Al Khalifa was born on July 24, 1979, in Rifah, Bahrain. He is ...

* Essa Al Murbati *

Abdulla Majid Al Naimi Abdulla Majid Al Naimi (also transliterated as Abdullah al Noaimi; born March 9, 1982, in Manama, Bahrain) is a Bahraini, formerly held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. Arrest Al Naimi has ...

Sport in Bahrain

Bahraini Clubs

* Al-Ahli * Al-Najma *

Bahrain Club Al-Bahrain Sports Club (), otherwise simply known as Bahrain, is primarily a Bahraini football club based in the island-governorate of Al-Muharraq. Their football team plays in the Bahraini Second Division. Their home football stadium is the Al ...

* Busaiteen Club * Manama Club * Muharraq Club *

Sitra Club Sitra Club ( ar, نادي سترة الثقافي والرياضي) is a sports club based in Sitra, Bahrain. The club was established in 1957. The main activities are Association football, football and basketball. The basketball and football t ...

Cricket in Bahrain

Bahraini cricket team The Bahrain national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Bahrain in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bahrain Cricket Association (BCA), which became an ICC affiliate member in 2001 and an associate mem ...

Football in Bahrain

Bahrain Football Association The Bahrain Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد البحريني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Bahrain, and controls the Bahrain national football team. It was founded in 1957, and has been a member of FIFA since ...

Bahrain national football team The Bahrain national football team ( ar, منتخب البحرين لكرة القدم) represents Bahrain in international football and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association, which was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in 1966. The ...

* Bahraini Premier League

Bahrain Grand Prix

Bahrain Grand Prix The Bahrain Grand Prix ( ar, جائزة البحرين الكبرى), officially known as the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix for sponsorship reasons, is a Formula One motor racing event in Bahrain. The first race took place at the Bahrain Internat ...

2004 Bahrain Grand Prix The 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially the 2004 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 4 April 2004 at the Bahrain International Circuit. It was Race 3 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was the fir ...

2005 Bahrain Grand Prix The 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially the 2005 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 3 April 2005 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. The 57-lap race was the third round of the 2005 For ...

2006 Bahrain Grand Prix The 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially the 2006 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain on 12 March 2006. The 57-lap race was the opening round of the 2006 F ...

2007 Bahrain Grand Prix The 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally the 2007 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race was the third race of the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was held on 15 April at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sa ...

2008 Bahrain Grand Prix The 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally the 2008 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 6 April 2008 at the Bahrain International Circuit, in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the third race of the 2008 Formula One World ...

2009 Bahrain Grand Prix The 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally the 2009 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 26 April 2009 at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the sixth Bahrain Grand Prix and fourth race of t ...

2010 Bahrain Grand Prix The 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally the 2010 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 14 March 2010 at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the seventh Bahrain Grand Prix and the opening ...

2011 Bahrain Grand Prix The 2011 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially the 2011 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was scheduled to be the opening round of the 2011 Formula One World Championship. Planned to be held on 13 March 2011 at the Bahrain International Circuit i ...

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix The 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally known as the 2012 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 22 April 2012 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the first time Formula One returned ...

* Bahrain International Circuit

Bahrain at the Olympics

* Bahrain at the Olympics **

Bahrain at the 1984 Summer Olympics Bahrain competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Ten competitors, all men, took part in eight events in four sports. Athletics Modern pentathlon Three male pentathletes represe ...

** Bahrain at the 1988 Summer Olympics ** Bahrain at the 1992 Summer Olympics ** Bahrain at the 1996 Summer Olympics **

Bahrain at the 2000 Summer Olympics Bahrain sent a delegation to compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, which were held from 15 September to 1 October 2000. This was the fifth consecutive Summer Olympics the Kingdom took part in. The delegation consisted of fou ...

Bahrain at the 2004 Summer Olympics Bahrain competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Athletics Bahraini athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at ...

Bahrain at the 2008 Summer Olympics Bahrain competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent a total of 15 competitors to the Games, competing in athletics, swimming and shooting,. This constituted Bahrain's largest Olympic delegation to date.Bahrain at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Bahraini sportspeople

=Bahraini footballers

= * Salman Ghuloom *

A'ala Hubail A'ala Ahmed Mohamed Hubail ( ar, علاء أحمد محمد حبيل; born 25 June 1982) is a Bahraini former professional footballer who played as a striker. With the Bahrain national team, he was the top scorer in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup. 201 ...

* Talal Yousef

=Bahraini athletes

= * Belal Mansoor Ali *

Maryam Yusuf Jamal Maryam Yusuf Jamal ( ar, مريم يوسف جمال; om, Maryam Yuusuf Jamaal) (born Zenebech Tola) (born 16 September 1984) is an Ethiopian-born Bahraini middle-distance runner. She is the first Bahraini athlete to win an Olympic medal, a gold ...

Mushir Salem Jawher Leonard Mucheru Maina (born 13 June 1978 in Nyandarua) is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who started from 2004 until 2007 as Mushir Salem Jawher ( ar, مشير سالم جوهر), having acquired the citizenship of Bahrain. Career Mucheru ...

(until 2007) * Yusuf Saad Kamel *

Aadam Ismaeel Khamis Aadam Ismaeel Khamis ( ar, آدم خميس إسماعيل) is a long-distance runner now representing Bahrain after his switch from Kenya. According to Bahraini officials, he was born Hosea Kosgei on 12 February 1989 in Kenya. Like fellow Bahrai ...

* Rashid Ramzi *

Moustafa Ahmed Shebto Moustafa Ahmed Shebto ( ar, مصطفى أحمد شبتو, born Patrick Cheboto on July 4, 1986 in Kaproron, Uganda) is a long distance runner now representing Qatar. Shebto was recruited along with other African runners. His special distance is 3 ...

* Tareq Mubarak Taher

Sports venues in Bahrain

* Bahrain International Circuit * Bahrain National Stadium

=Football venues in Bahrain

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Al Ahli Stadium (Bahrain) Al Ahli Stadium is a multi-use stadium in the Zinj district of the city of Manama, in Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situa ...

* Al Muharraq Stadium * Bahrain National Stadium *

Madinat 'Isa Stadium Khalifa Sports City Stadium, also known as Isa Town Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Isa Town, Bahrain. It is currently used mostly for association football. The stadium holds 15,000 people and was opened in 1968. It was last renovated in 2007. ...

Economy and infrastructure of Bahrain

Economy of Bahrain * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 96th (ninety-sixth) * US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement * Agriculture in Bahrain * Banking in Bahrain ** Bahraini dinar ** Bahrain Stock Exchange ** Banks of Bahrain ***

Arab Banking Arab Banking Corporation (also called Bank ABC) is an international bank with headquarters in the Diplomatic Area of Manama, in Bahrain. It was incorporated as a joint stock company in 1980 through a special decree by the Amir of Bahrain. It obtai ...

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Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait The Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK) was established on 16 March 1971 in both the Kingdom of Bahrain and the State of Kuwait. Its shareholders consist of the general public, the government of Bahrain, banks and investment companies in Kuwait. B ...

*** HSBC Bank Middle East *** Kuwait Finance House ***

National Bank of Bahrain National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) was established in 1957 as the first indigenous bank in Bahrain. They are a nationwide network of 25 branches, 61 ATMs, and over 4,000 points of sale terminals in addition to their branches in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh ...

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Shamil Bank of Bahrain Shamil Bank was a Bahrain-based Islamic retail bank licensed and regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain, with commercial and investment banking activities. It has grown steadily to become one of Bahrain's leading financial institutions. Sham ...

Communications in Bahrain Telecommunications in Bahrain are provided by the Bahrain Telecommunications Company, trading as Batelco, as well as other companies such as Zain and Stc Bahrain. Prior to 1981 telecommunications services were provided by two separate departments ...

Internet in Bahrain Bahrain has been connected to the internet since 1995, and made it readily available to its citizens. The country's domain suffix is '.bh'. A 2004 study showed a liberal filtering system is used in Bahrain, one which can be easily bypassed, howeve ...

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** Telephone numbers in Bahrain **

** Batelco *** Boycott Batelco ** List of people on stamps of Bahrain *

Companies of Bahrain A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared go ...

Al Muntazah Al Muntazah is a supermarket chain in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It is believed to be the biggest supermarket chain in the kingdom. Al Muntazah Markets is the subsidiary of Almeer Group which was founded in 1905. In 1984, the Almeer Group opened t ...

Bapco Bahrain The Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) is an integrated national oil company of Bahrain. History The BAPCO was established in 1929 in Canada by Standard Oil Company of California for oil exploration activities in Bahrain. It took over Bahr ...

** Batelco ** Bahrain Tradanet W.L.L. ** Computer World, Bahrain ** Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company **

* Currency of Bahrain:

Dinar The dinar () is the principal currency unit in several countries near the Mediterranean Sea, and its historical use is even more widespread. The modern dinar's historical antecedents are the gold dinar and the silver dirham, the main coin of ...

ISO 4217 ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual cu ...

: BHD * Energy in Bahrain ** Energy in Bahrain ** Energy policy of Bahrain ** Oil industry in Bahrain * Healthcare in Bahrain **

List of hospitals in Bahrain This is a list of hospitals in Bahrain. Hospitals in Bahrain can be classified into public hospitals (funded by the Ministry of Health or the Bahrain Defence Force) and private hospitals. All hospitals are subject to inspection and accreditation b ...

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Bahrain Royal Medical Services Bahrain Royal Medical Services (also known as Bahrain Defense Force Hospital) is one of the major hospitals in the Kingdom of Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an i ...

*** Ibn Al-Nafees Medical Hospital * Mining in Bahrain * Science and technology in Bahrain ** Bahrain Centre for Studies and Research *

Tourism in Bahrain Tourism in Bahrain: Bahrain receives four million tourists a year. Most visitors are from Arab states of the Persian Gulf but there are an increasing number of tourists from outside the region. Islands * Al Dar Island * Hawar Islands: a group ...

** Visitor attractions in Bahrain *** Arad Fort ***

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*** Dilmun Burial Mounds *** First Oil Well, Bahrain ***

*** Riffa Fort **

Visa policy of Bahrain Visitors to Bahrain must obtain a visa in advance unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries eligible for visa on arrival. Passport must be valid for 6 months from arrival and visitors must hold return or onward ticket. ...

** World Heritage Sites in Bahrain: 1 ***

Trade unions of Bahrain

* Bahrain Workers' Union *

General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain The General Federation of Workers Trade Unions in Bahrain(Formerly known as the General Committee for Bahrain Workers) (Arabic: الاتحاد العام لنقابات عمال البحرين) (GFWTUB) is a national trade union federation in Bah ...

Transport in Bahrain

Transport in Bahrain Transport in Bahrain encompasses road transportation by car, air transportation and shipping. It has been announced that a monorail network will be constructed. The country traditionally had one of the cheapest prices for gasoline at $0.78 per ...

** Air transport in Bahrain ***

Airports in Bahrain Transport in Bahrain encompasses road transportation by car, air transportation and shipping. It has been announced that a monorail network will be constructed. The country traditionally had one of the cheapest prices for gasoline at $0.78 per ga ...

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DHL International DHL International Aviation ME (Correct name DHL Aviation EEMEA B.S.C. (C), and sometimes branded as SNAS/DHL) is a cargo airline based in Bahrain. It employs 265 airline professionals to dispatch, fly and maintain a fleet of Boeing 767 freight ...

**** Gulf Air **** Gulf Traveller **

Rail transport in Bahrain Rail or rails may refer to: Rail transport *Rail transport and related matters *Rail (rail transport) or railway lines, the running surface of a railway Arts and media Film * ''Rails'' (film), a 1929 Italian film by Mario Camerini * ''Rail'' ( ...

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Bahrain light rail network The Bahrain light rail network ( ar, شبكىة السكة الحديدية البحرين), also known as Bahrain Metro ( ar, مترو البحرين), is a proposed public transport project in the Kingdom of Bahrain. First proposed in 2008 an ...

** Road system in Bahrain ***

Roads in Bahrain A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation. There are many types of ...

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King Fahd Causeway The King Fahd Causeway ( ar, جسر الملك فهد, Jisr al-Malik Fahd) is a 25 km (15.5 mi) long series of bridges and causeways connecting Khobar, Saudi Arabia and Al Jasra, Bahrain. Its five bridges rest on 536 concrete pylons, with ...

**** Qatar–Bahrain Causeway

Education in Bahrain

Education in Bahrain Bahrain has the oldest public education system in the Arabian Peninsula. The system was established in 1932 when the Cabinet of Bahrain, Bahraini government assumed responsibility for operating two pre-existing primary public schools for boys. Sub ...

** Arab Open University ** University of Bahrain

Schools in Bahrain

* Hawar International School *

Al Noor International School Al Noor International School is a selective private school in Bahrain founded on September 6, 1993, by private investors. The school teaches over 3000 students from more than 40 countries, mainly the United States, the United Kingdom, Bahrain, I ...

Bahrain Bayan School Bahrain Bayan School (BBS, ar, مدرسة بيان البحرين, ''Madrasat Bayân al-Bahrain''), based in Isa Town, Bahrain, is an independent, non-profit, co-educational, bilingual school in Arabic and English, offering preschool through gra ...

* Bahrain School *

St. Christopher's School, Bahrain St Christopher's School is a British private school located in Isa Town, Bahrain (senior campus) and Sar, Bahrain (infant and junior campuses), offering British curriculum education. It offers primary education, primary to secondary education ra ...

* IKNS *

Indian School, Bahrain The Indian School ( ar, المدرسة الهندية) is a CBSE–affiliated community school in Bahrain. Founded by three Indian women as an elementary school for the children of Indian nationals in Bahrain, it is currently one of the largest ...

* Britus International School

References

External links

Kingdom of Bahrain (''eGovernment Portal'')

Bahrain Tourism

''BBC Country profile: Bahrain''

Bahrain
'' The World Factbook''. Central Intelligence Agency.
''Lonely Planet Destination Guide''

''thebahrain.com'' Bahrain Travel & Tourism
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General reference

Geography of Bahrain

Environment of Bahrain

Natural geographic features of Bahrain

Regions of Bahrain

Ecoregions of Bahrain

Administrative divisions of Bahrain

= Governorates of Bahrain

=Cities in Bahrain

Demography of Bahrain

Government and politics of Bahrain

Liberalism in Bahrain

Political parties in Bahrain

Bahraini politicians

Branches of government

Executive branch of the government of Bahrain

Legislative branch of the government of Bahrain

Judicial branch of the government of Bahrain

Foreign relations of Bahrain

Bahraini diplomats

International organization membership

Law and order in Bahrain

Human rights in Bahrain

=Torture in Bahrain

Military of Bahrain

Local government in Bahrain

History of Bahrain

Archaeological sites in Bahrain

Disasters in Bahrain

Culture of Bahrain

Bahraini people

Bahraini families

=Al Khalifa

=Al Bin Ali

Bahraini people by occupation

=Bahraini activists

=Bahraini actors

=Bahraini journalists

=Bahraini lawyers

=Bahraini musicians

=Bahraini pirates

=Bahraini prisoners and detainees

Sport in Bahrain

Bahraini Clubs

Cricket in Bahrain

Football in Bahrain

Bahrain Grand Prix

Bahrain at the Olympics

Bahraini sportspeople

=Bahraini footballers

=Bahraini athletes

Sports venues in Bahrain

=Football venues in Bahrain

Economy and infrastructure of Bahrain

Trade unions of Bahrain

Transport in Bahrain

Education in Bahrain

Schools in Bahrain

See also

References

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