Bahrain, officially theKingdom of Bahrain, is anisland country inWest Asia. Situated in the middle of thePersian Gulf, it comprises a smallarchipelago of 33 natural islands and an additional 50artificial islands, centred onBahrain Island, which makes up around 80 percent of the country's landmass. Bahrain is situated betweenQatar and the northeastern coast ofSaudi Arabia, to which it is connected by theKing Fahd Causeway. The population is 1,588,670 as of 2024, of whom 739,736 (46.6% of the population) are Bahraini nationals, and 848,934 are expatriates (53.4% of the population). Bahrain spans some 760 square kilometres (290 sq mi) and is thethird-smallest nation in Asia afterMaldives andSingapore. The capital and largest city isManama.
Muharraq served as the country's capital until 1932. It rose to prominence during the 19th century as the center of Bahrain'spearling industry, playing a vital economic and cultural role. The city retains much of its traditional character, with historic buildings,mosques, andmarkets that reflect its maritime heritage. Today, Muharraq is recognized for its preservation efforts and is part of theUNESCO-listed Pearling Path. (Full article...)
Leimer held off the fast-starting Coletti to keep the lead and pulled out a significant gap in the following laps before ceding the lead toAdrian Quaife-Hobbs for ten laps after a mandatorypit stop for tyres. Leimer retook first place after Quaife-Hobbs's pit stop and held the position to win the race.Tom Dillmann started from pole position in the sprint race but lost the lead to teammate Bird before the end of the first lap. Coletti and Nasr gained on Bird in the final two laps as his tyres were worn. Coletti bowed out after running wide and lost second to Nasr before the final lap and Bird held off Nasr to win the race by 0.080 seconds, the closest margin of victory in GP2 Series history. (Full article...)
Image 8Bahrain province before Independence, was simultaneously part of Iran, a British protectorate whilst at the same time it was ruled "locally" by the Al-Khalifa tribe. (fromHistory of Bahrain)
Image 9The cities ofMuharraq (foreground) and Manama (background) (fromBahrain)
Image 10Sidade de Baren depicted in Lázaro Luís' 1563 map of Arabia (fromHistory of Bahrain)
Image 11The Shrinathji temple in Manama (fromBahrain)
Image 45The emirIsa bin Salman Al Khalifa heads the opening session of the first conference on the formation of a union of the Gulf emirates in February 1968. (fromHistory of Bahrain)
Image 60The new terminal of the Bahrain International Airport (fromBahrain)
Image 61Over 100,000 of Bahrainis taking part in the "March of Loyalty to Martyrs", honoring political dissidents killed by security forces, on 22 February. (fromHistory of Bahrain)
Image 62A 1745Bellin map of the historical region of Bahrain (fromBahrain)
... thatMina Salman'sharbour, in Bahrain, was initially unsuitable forocean liners and that these ships had to anchor up to 6 km (3.7 mi) offshore until the construction of a deep-waterwharf in 1962?
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