Tourism and travel and hotels to Bahrain

Tourism and travel to
  Bahrain

Tourism in Bahrain ..
Pearl of the Gulf Oasis Recreation and Archaeological Museum

 

Is an archipelago of islands on the waters of the Gulf Page re-organized by human hands beautiful and originality and civilization, rooted to the history and past Old.
Bahrain's rich diversity of the beauty of the place is full of land and sea, in the colors of the land formation, green oases and palm forests and fresh water Atrkerk of eyes and springs, and in this sea salt brine and this tortured Firat meet in a divine miracle and do not transgress.
Bahrain is available in a sophisticated tourism infrastructure and integrated at home where there are facilities and installations that offer fun hiking and recreation among the palm groves and green public parks, as well as archaeological and historical landmarks, shopping centers, multi-rich local traditional products and the latest products of East and West.
All this coupled with the modern tourist services, is in a group of world-class hotels and luxury seaside resorts of enjoyment, where marine sports fans find Dhalthm and enjoy its beaches and Msabhaa swimmers and water and sun.
Besides excellent ground transportation network, most notably the bridge that connects the Saudi mainland and its international airport, known to his reputation as a way station between the confluence of the East and the West, to the availability of modern communication services and banking and financial services, also known as insurance companies.
Bahrain plans to increase the contribution of tourism in national income, which currently stands at 8% to 10%, rising to 20%, through a series of tourism projects valued at more than two billion dollars.
During the past two decades, the hotel sector has witnessed significant growth as the number of hotel facilities to 98 units include 80 hotels of all grades and two resorts and 16 hotels of the tourist apartments. And employs approximately 6,000 people, a third of them Bahrainis.
Basic information




Location: Located in the middle of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the southern shores of the Arabian Gulf, between latitudes 52.32 and 26.20, and between longitudes 50.20 and 50.51.
Area: 707 km 2
DC: Manama
Population: 667.238 inhabitants, 2003
Language: Arabic, English and used in business transactions.
The most important cities: Muharraq and Isa Town and City Salman
Date of Independence: August 15 / August 1971
National Day: December 16 / December
Currency: Bahraini dinar, The American dollar against the Bahraini dinar 0.38.
Time: GMT +3 hours.
Weekend: Thursday and Friday.
Working Hours: From seven in the morning until two in the afternoon and some institutions are working six days a week.
Zip code-: BA
International telephone code: +973
Visa: Visa required except for GCC citizens of the State of the Arabian Gulf and the United Kingdom, and can be obtained from the embassies and consulates of Bahrain abroad, are also available visas for 72 hours at Bahrain International Airport, ports, and the King Fahd Causeway, and can be extended as it can get visas for Men business for a week, as well as for tourists through travel agencies and tourism.
Airports: Bahrain International Airport.
Ports: Port Manama (Mina Salman) and Port jacket.
Agricultural crops: vegetables, fruits, dates and fish.
Industries: petroleum refining, aluminum and food industries.
Resources: Business banking, tourism, and repair and maintenance of ships.
Imports: crude oil, machinery and equipment and transport equipment and grain.
Climate: Moderate cold winters and hot, humid summers.
Geography and history



About Geography


Bahrain archipelago consisting of 36 islands in the waters of the Arabian Gulf and is the islands of Bahrain, Muharraq and Sitra Naroch away, and Bahrain is about 22.1 km from the east coast of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and about 48.3 km to the north-west of the State of Qatar and 473.4 kilometers southeast of Kuwait which is connected by road to Saudi Arabia through King Fahd Causeway.
The trip drive from Bahrain to Riyadh and Kuwait border takes about four hours, as the bridge provides direct access to markets and quickly Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
History

 

Indicate relics unearthed in Bahrain on the existence of a civilization dating back to about the year 5000, where she was the Kingdom of Bahrain Delmon according to the Sumerian writings play a significant trade in the Gulf region since the third millennium BC. Bahrain and shone the light of Islam when he arrived envoy of the Holy Prophet peace be upon him in 628 AD, and in Bahrain is still standing, a mosque Thursday as he says novels built in the reign of the Umayyad caliph Omar bin Abdul Aziz.
Bahrain has been through its history, waves of invaders and conquerors ruled Portugal, where the year 1522 AD followed by the Ottomans year 1602 to be signed under the protection year 1820 until it won independence in 1971.
Tourist places



Parks and Beaches


Park Adhari park and water park and amusement park named Pot and garden Bahrain Airport, and the garden of Andalusia and garden Salmaniya.
Al Areen Wildlife Park


Visitors can capture photographs, an organization so that makes you feel like you're in a forest, due to free roaming animals and which live on an area of ​​8 square kilometers and is the first zoo open in the Arabian Gulf specializes in breeding animals in a way to find natural conditions suitable for breeding and reproduction without the inconvenience and the effect of civilian life modern, located at a distance of 2 kilometers south of the city of Manama.
Plage Algeria


Plage is worth visiting, especially in summer days where much heat during the months of July and August / August and September / September, and is located near the area of ​​Zallaq famed smoothly coast and calm sea waves in it, and visitors can rent a small hut built of palm fronds to enjoy comfortable with their families, as it with a pool shower after swimming in the sea and includes a second side chalets, bed and evenings and singing under the light of the moon is beautiful.
Bahrain Fort


, One of the most important archaeological sites in the State of Bahrain discovered where settlements Dilmun civilization dating back to about 3000 BC and stand in the center of the site Bahrain Fort, which was named the site its name and is based in the sixteenth century in the year 1532 and also the Portuguese use military headquarters them and supported towers new square stones brought from the island of Jeddah. It is a desirable place to visitors and citizens to take pictures and castle is located on the coast of the sea in front of the area Karbabad.
Barbar Temple


One of the most prominent monuments in Bahrain and tailings architectural evidence of the greatness of the civilization of the people of Bahrain, consists of three structural layers built on top of each other, and the most important archaeological discoveries of the temple bull's head made ​​of bronze.
Burial mounds


Containing Bahrain's largest cemetery archaeological in the world in the form of hills, totaling 170 thousand archaeological hill, built in different formats back to use for the period between 3000 BC and about 600 AD and was discovered by the archaeological materials important show aside from burial customs followed during the historical periods different since the inception of Dilmun even before the introduction of Islam.
Arad Fort

Its name is derived from the ancient name for the island of Muharraq and launched by the Greeks of Greece and built at the end of the fifteenth century by the people of Bahrain to be used to counter any foreign intervention, and I've used them during the period of the Portuguese presence in Bahrain in 1559 as a center for military soldiers.
Al-Khamis Mosque


Of the most important Islamic mosques built in Islamic times and is located in the west of Manama, and has two minarets Shahguetan in the sky and believed that the Umayyad caliph Omar bin Abdul Aziz was built in the year 692 AD This was the mosque includes a small school to teach Islamic religion and the mosque was a beacon deployment through the teachings of religion in various parts of the Arabian Gulf. It was previously located near the market Thursday People who take wide acclaim in the field of buying and selling various handicraft products and some types of animals.
Heritage Center


The building, a former Department of Justice and the courts located on Government Street. Due to the splendor designed old keen Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and the media on its restoration and make it a museum and exhibition can be visitor to view offers diving and extract Allalo and falconry and certain professions and local graphics paintings and models to the traditions of marriage and weddings and night henna, a provider position for visitors inside the center.
Riffa Fort


Built by Sheikh Salman Ahmed Al Fateh 1812 and exploited the center of his rule and his residence is based on a natural high in every corner of the corners there is a square tower with the exception of the north tower of the western circular shape and is currently being restored and is now open to visitors as one of the major tourist attractions.
Beit Shaikh Isa bin Ali


Muharraq is located downtown, was built by Sheikh Hassan bin Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Fateh year 1800 AD and is characterized by simplicity House in architectural design and beautiful style Bnicohh Bahrain and the use of locally available material.
House sovereign

Is the house of Ahmad Bin Qasim sovereign which is one of the leading pearl merchants are well known in the Gulf and residence throughout the period of his life and the most important thing in the house the upper chamber, which consists of three rooms per vehicle above the other, and the advantage of these rooms ornamented fertile magnificent covering the walls of the home and also abroad Decoration wonderful of doors and windows and the Bishop of the rooms.
National Museum


Located on the junction of Muharraq Bridge and King Faisal Street and consists of high-art facilities designed and beautiful to give a face and a prominent exhibits. The museum includes archaeological sites and historical documents and contains a small lake exposure types sailboat is a place gives the visitor a comprehensive idea about the effects in Bahrain, told civilized large is one of the most important educational institutions, cultural figures in the Kingdom of Bahrain and a center to provide information for researchers and scholars of various historical eras, which passed out of Bahrain until the present time. The museum opened in 1988.
Beit Al Qur'an


Located near the National Museum and includes a series of rare copies of the Koran and some ancient Islamic manuscripts, which said a leading Islamic civilization distinct conceived advanced civilization which qualified him to be the first of its kind in the world, which combines in its design architecture of modern traditional. It contains the Museum of the Holy Quran and also Islamic library of Quranic manuscripts and a mosque for prayers and lecture halls for teaching the Koran.
Seef Mall and higher


Orphan commercial complex


Is divided into two parts: an orphan compound # 1 and # 2 is located in the heart of Manama, and consists of a multi-storey commercial opponent and some commercial uses as offices and has a parking lot.
Kuwaiti Building


Goods multipurpose characterized by the beauty of the environment and cheap prices, and are located in Manama, near the Ministry of Education and the Middle East Hotel.
Gold Market


The only place in Bahrain, which combines all the gold shops and jewelry displayed under one roof, and customers can tourists and the acquisition of all that is new in the world of gold jewelry and diamonds, and the street is located in Manama, Sheikh Abdullah.
Street Sheikh Abdullah Manama


The only popular market in Bahrain, which includes various widgets, it is cheap compared to other commercial complexes because of the many different types of goods, you can get everything you want from fabrics and household utensils, shoes and children's games and food and nuts and sweets and others.
In addition, all areas of Bahrain infested these kinds of shops such as Muharraq and Isa Town and Riffa and Hamad Town and Budaiya year. Featuring Bahrain easily roaming the instructions given to the traffic and the obvious signs that show the location of each zone in Bahrain.
Thanks to the direction of the country towards the promotion of the tourist industry Bahrain became the day of the first countries Gulf tourism developed because they provide for visitors from the rest, and to facilitate their business through the services of a chain of hotels, restaurants, luxury apartments furnished, and through a network of telecommunications and transport network wild Almttortin

 

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