Portal:Bahrain

The Bahrain Portal Bahrain (/bɑːˈreɪn/ (listen); Arabic: البحرين‎ al-Baḥrayn Arabic pronunciation: [al baħrajn] (listen)), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين‎ Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn), is a sovereign state in the Persian Gulf. The island nation comprises a small archipelago made up of 51 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered around Bahrain Island which makes up around 83 percent of the country's landmass. The country is situated between the Qatari peninsula and the north eastern coast of Saudi Arabia to which it is connected by the 25-kilometre (16 mi) King Fahd Causeway. According to the 2010 census, Bahrain's population is over 1.2 million, of which around half are non-nationals. At 780 square kilometres (300 sq mi) in size, it is the third-smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore. The capital and largest city is Manama. Bahrain is the site of the ancient Dilmun civilization. It has been famed since antiquity for its pearl fisheries, which were considered the best in the world into the 19th century. Bahrain was one of the earliest areas to convert to Islam, during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad in 628 CE. Following a period of Arab rule, Bahrain was ruled by the Portuguese Empire from 1521 until 1602, following the conquest by Shah Abbas I of the Safavid dynasty under the Persian Empire. In 1783, the Bani Utbah clan captured Bahrain from Nasr Al-Madhkur and it has since been ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family, with Ahmed al Fateh as Bahrain's first hakim. In the late 1800s, following successive treaties with the British, Bahrain became a protectorate of the United Kingdom. In 1971, it declared independence. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared an Islamic constitutional monarchy in 2002. In 2011, the country experienced protests inspired by the regional Arab Spring. Bahrain's ruling al-Khalifa royal family has been criticized for violating the human rights of groups including dissidents, political opposition figures, and its majority Shia Muslim population. Bahrain developed the first post-oil economy in the Persian Gulf, the result of decades of investing in the banking and tourism sectors; many of the world's largest financial institutions have a presence in the country's capital. It subsequently has a high Human Development Index and is recognised by the World Bank as a high-income economy. Bahrain is a member of the United Nations, Non-Aligned Movement, Arab League, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Gulf Cooperation Council. (Full article...) Selected article - Riffa Fort Riffa(Arabic: الرفاع‎, Ar-Rifāʿ), is the largest city in the Kingdom of Bahrain by area size. Riffa is divided into two parts: East Riffa and West Riffa. The city is completely located in the Southern Governorate. The city is growing fast: during the 2001 census, the population was recorded as 79,550 but by 2008 it was estimated as 111,000. (Full article...) List of selected articles Manama Bahrain Centre for Human Rights March Intifada King of Bahrain National Union Committee National Assembly (Bahrain) Muharraq Bahrain administrative reforms of the 1920s Bahraini uprising of 2011 Gulf Air Cabinet of Bahrain State of Bahrain House of Khalifa Supreme Council for Women Bahrain International Circuit Hawar Islands Pearl Roundabout Janabiyah Human rights in Bahrain A'ala Hubail Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa Jarwanid dynasty Ruqaya Al-Ghasra Bombing of Bahrain in World War II International reactions to the Bahraini uprising of 2011 Saving Hope (book) Abdulhadi al-Khawaja Bahraini dinar Casualties of the Bahraini uprising of 2011 and its aftermath Selected picture - Manama Skyline with roads, towers and harbour of Manama, Bahrain Related portals Asia Saudi Arabia Kuwait United Arab Emirates Lebanon Egypt United States Things to do Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Request a new article about Bahrain Photo : Request a new picture about Bahrain Stubs : Expand stub articles listed at Category:Bahrain stubs Join the Bahrain Wikiproject : and help us expanding our topics Good article - This is a Good article, an article that meets a core set of high editorial standards. Abu Sa'id Hasan ibn Bahram al-Jannabi (Arabic: أبو سعيد حسن بن بهرام الجنابي‎, romanized: Abū Saʿīd Ḥasan ibn Bahrām al-Jannābī; 845/855–913/914) was the founder of the Qarmatian state in Bahrayn (an area comprising the eastern parts of modern Saudi Arabia as well as the Gulf emirates). By 899, his followers controlled large parts of the region, and in 900 he scored a major victory over an Abbasid army sent to subdue him. He captured the local capital, Hajar, in 903, and extended his rule south and east into Oman. He was assassinated in 913, and succeeded by his eldest son Sa'id. His religious teachings and political activities are somewhat unclear, as they are reported by later and usually hostile sources, but he seems to have shared the millennialist Isma'ili belief about the imminent return of the mahdī, hostility to conventional Islamic rites and rituals, and to have based the Qarmatian society on the principles of communal ownership and egalitarianism, with a system of production and distribution overseen by appointed agents. The Qarmatian "republic" he founded would last until the late 11th century. (Full article...) List of Good articles Qal'at al-Bahrain Mansoor al-Jamri Bahrain Bloody Thursday 2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round March of loyalty to martyrs Al Khawalid Bahrain health worker trials Abdul Amir al-Jamri Bahrain Tamarod Nabeel Rajab Matar Matar Death of Abdulredha Buhmaid Beit Al Quran Day of Rage (Bahrain) Bahrain Thirteen 2015 Bahrain GP2 Series round 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix 2014 Bahrain GP2 Series round General images - The following are images from various Bahrain-related articles on Wikipedia. RBNS Sabha of the Royal Bahraini Navy taking part in a multilateral sea exercise This photograph shows the coronation of Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa as the Hakim of Bahrain in February 1933. Facsimile of a letter sent by Muhammad to Munzir ibn-Sawa al-Tamimi, governor of Bahrain in AD 628 Al-Hidaya Al-Khalifia Boys school. Facsimile of the letter written by Muhammed to the ruler of Bahrain. Map of Bahrain in 1825. Dilmun burial mounds in 1918. The emir Isa 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. Bahraini protests against the ruling Al Khalifa family in 2011 Manama skyline as viewed from Juffair Correspondence between Ilī-ippašra, the governor of Dilmun, and Enlil-kidinni, the governor of Nippur, ca. 1350 BC. Bahrain map 2014 A view of Arad Fort Purple - Portuguese in Persian Gulf in the 16th and 17th century. Main cities, ports and routes. Map showing the locations of the ancient burial mounds. There are an estimated 350,000 burial mounds. The historical region of Bahrain on a 1745 Bellin map The Portuguese Fort of Barém, built by the Portuguese Empire while it ruled Bahrain from 1521 to 1602. The Tree of Life The King Fahd Causeway as seen from space Overview of Manama, 1953. Satellite view of Bahrain and eastern Saudi Arabia in 2016. A number of people held a sit-in in solidarity with human rights activist Nabeel Rajab The podium ceremony at the 2007 Bahrain Grand Prix The proposed federation of Arab emirates A photograph of the First Oil Well in Bahrain, with oil first being extracted in 1931 First Oil Well, Bahrain. The Bahrain Fort, location of Dilmun artifacts. Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of Bahrain Phoenicians man their ships in service to Assyrian king Sennacherib, during his war against the Chaldeans in the Persian Gulf, ca. 700 BC Manama souq in 1965 Manama harbor, c. 1870 Bahrainis observing public prayers in Manama Asia in 600 CE, showing the Sassanid Empire before the Arab conquest. Inside Riffa Fort Female students at the University of Bahrain dressed in traditional garb Over 100,000 of Bahrainis taking part in the "March of Loyalty to Martyrs", honoring political dissidents killed by security forces, on 22 February. Shia Muslims in Bahrain strike their chests during Muharram in remembrance of Imam Hussain A 1745 Bellin map of the historical region of Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa meets U.S. President Donald Trump, May 2017 Location of the Dilmun burial mounds in Bahrain. The Khamis Mosque in 1956. Location of Bahrain (circled in red) Bahrain is the headquarters of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet responsible for naval forces in the Persian Gulf. The Persian Empire in Sassanid era on the eve of the Arab conquest, c. 600 AD. The National Union Committee members in 1954 Map of Manama in 1926. Arad Fort in Arad; constructed before the Portuguese assumed control. Gudaibiya mosque, in Manama A wind tower in Bahrain. IHB Ambulance Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) are native to Bahrain. The Portuguese Fort in 1870. Coronation of Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa as the Hakim of Bahrain in 1933. The cities of Muharraq (foreground) and Manama (background) Did you know - ... that Tom Collins resigned the presidency of RCSI-Bahrain over the alleged government cancellation of an ethics conference? 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