Manama, Bahrain


Beautiful travelogue on Bahrain by one of my WordPress friends Rasma. Enjoy!

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Our armchair travels have taken us to Bahrain. This is a nation that consists of over 30 islands in the Persian Gulf.

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The King Fahd Causeway is a series of bridges and causeways that connects Saudi Arabia to Bahrain. The causeway was built to improve the links and bonds between these two countries. It was officially opened to the public in 1986.

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Its modern capital Manama has left a lot of history behind for visitors to delight in instead of creating an ultra-modern city of steel and glass. The modern nicely blends in with the ancient history.

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The Bahrain National Museum is the country’s most popular attraction. Visitors can get a great introduction to its history here. The highlights are the archaeological finds from ancient Dilmun, the reproduction souq covering Traditional Trades and Crafts on the first floor and the satellite photo of Bahrain which takes up most of…

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16 thoughts on “Manama, Bahrain

  1. Nice pics….wonderful post….
    Remembering those days in late 90’s when I sailed to Bahrain many times….. loved the place….. never felt out of place in the market area…… with Keralites manning electronic shops….Gujratis manning gold shops…..Bangladeshis manning textile shops….. it felt as though we are in the subcontinent.

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