| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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The Bahrain Gate is the centre of the city of Manama.
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2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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Man by the Bahrain Gate.
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2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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Street scene in central Bahrain.
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2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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The Yateen Mosque in central Manama reflected in a modern glass building.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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Tobacco seller in central Manama.
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2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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Decorated doorway in central Bahrain.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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The distinctive Bahrain World Trade Centre dominates the city centre.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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Close up of the Bahrain World Trade Centre.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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Al Fadhel Mosque.
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2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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The minaret of the Al Fadhel Mosque.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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Manama Gate.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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Yellow and blue glass building.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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Modern buildings.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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Beit al-Quran.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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The Bahrain Art Centre.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Manama Souq
|
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Street scene in the Manama Souq.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Manama Souq
|
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Turkish food.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Manama Souq
|
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Barber shop.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Manama Souq
|
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Sweet shop at night.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Manama Souq
|
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The Gold Souk.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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View of a main street in the centre.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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Modern architecture in the commercial centre of Manama.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Corniche
|
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View from the Corniche.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Corniche
|
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Family group.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Corniche
|
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Children with their mothers.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Corniche
|
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Two women.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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The Sail Monument.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
|
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The Sail Monument is a symbol of the city.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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The Bahrain National Museum.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Concrete sculptures in the grounds.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Dhows.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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The 1932 Buick that belonged to King Al-Khalifa who died in 1992.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Gahfya, traditional Bahraini male caps.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Mixed pearls. Before the discovery of oil, pearl diving was the main source of income for Bahrain.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Diorama showing village women using date palms for baskets. This is part of a series showing pre-oil life in Bahrain.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Basket weaving from date palms.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Pearl fishing.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Playing music and dancing.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Drinking coffee.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Diorama of a bread maker.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Vegetable seller; part of a series of dioramas showing pre-oil life in Bahrain.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Perfume and soap seller.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Shoe repairer.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Tailor.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Sweet makers.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Copperware maker.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Basket and mat maker.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Weaver.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Potter; part of a series of dioramas showing pre-oil life in Bahrain.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Fishing.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Ottoman coins minted at Basra between 1574 and 1623.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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A treatise on Islamic inheritance law made in 1433.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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A dictionary dating from the 16th century.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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18th century handbook for astronomers.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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17th century story about a camel and a gazelle.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Sar burial chamber from the 2nd millenium BCE.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Greek influences from the 3rd century BCE.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Bitumen coated beaker from the Sar burial site.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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A seal with bulls with human heads, deities from the Dilman period, 2nd millenium BCE.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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The museum features a collection of paintings by local artists.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Painting of a maritime scene with a dhow by local artist, Yousif Qasim.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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"The Coffee Maker" by Yousif Qasim.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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"Man and Woman" by Karim al-Bosta.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Modern art by unknown painter.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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12th century map by Al Idrisi.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Driving book from 1932.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : National Museum
|
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Pearling permit issued in 1924.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Bahrain Fort
|
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Bahrain Fort is the largest in Bahrain and is surrounded by a moat.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Bahrain Fort
|
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The fort was built by the Portuguese.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Bahrain Fort
|
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Bahrain Fort dates from the 16th century.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Bahrain Fort
|
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Arches inside the fort.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Bahrain Fort
|
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The interior of the fort is at different levels.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Bahrain Fort
|
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Former barack buildings.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Bahrain Fort
|
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The fort guards the sea approaches to Bahrain.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Bahrain Fort
|
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View of Manama from Bahrain Fort.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Bahrain Fort
|
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Excavations of an old palace dating from 2800 BCE at Bahrain Fort.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Bahrain Fort
|
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The excavated Dilman era palace with a Manama building boom in the distance.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Bahrain Fort
Site / Event : Museum
|
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Traditional Gulf fishing boat.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Bahrain Fort
Site / Event : Museum
|
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Bath-tub sarcophagus from the 1st millenium BCE.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Bahrain Fort
Site / Event : Museum
|
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Steles used on graves during the Greek period (330 BCE to 630).
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Bahrain Fort
Site / Event : Museum
|
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Asklepios, the Greek god of Medicine.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Bahrain Fort
Site / Event : Museum
|
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Greek coins showing Hercules wearing a lion pelt.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
District : Bahrain Fort
|
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Bahrainis on the beach near Bahrain Fort.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : Sar
|
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The settlement of Sar dates from the 2nd millenium BCE.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : Sar
|
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Roads connect houses at the Dilman settlement of Sar.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : Sar
|
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Burial chambers at Sar. There are over 80,000 burial sites on the island of Bahrain.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : Sar
|
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One of the many burial chambers at Sar.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : Sar
|
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Reconstructed tomb.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : Sar
|
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The modern village of Sar in a suburb of the city.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : Barbar Temple
|
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The Barbar Temple dates from the 3rd millenium BCE and is dedicated to Enki, the god of wisdom.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
City / Town : Manama
Site / Event : Barbar Temple
|
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The Barbar Temple was later used as a place to worship the undersea springs around the isand.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
Region : Muharraq Island
Site / Event : Seyadi House
|
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Seyadi Mosque has a simple minaret. Behind is the decorated Seyadi House.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
Region : Muharraq Island
Site / Event : Seyadi House
|
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Latticework decoration of Seyadi House.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
Region : Muharraq Island
Site / Event : Seyadi House
|
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Detail of the decoration of Seyadi House, once the home of a pearl merchant.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
Region : Muharraq Island
Site / Event : Seyadi House
|
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Doorway.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
Region : Muharraq Island
Site / Event : Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House
|
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Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House is a restored traditional home.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
Region : Muharraq Island
Site / Event : Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House
|
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Entrance to the Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House, a restored traditional home.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
Region : Muharraq Island
Site / Event : Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House
|
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The central courtyard dominated by a wind tower. The lower level rooms are used in winter.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
Region : Muharraq Island
Site / Event : Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House
|
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Wind tower.
|
2010 |
| Bahrain |
Region : Muharraq Island
Site / Event : Sheikh Isa Bin Ali House
|
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Wind tower (badqeer) from below. The openings are used to control the air flow.
|
2010 |
were added from 1 February 2025.