5 Wonderful Places to Visit in Bahrain!

Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain is a small island country situated near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is an archipelago with Bahrain Island, the largest land mass, at 55 km (34 mi) long by 18 km (11 mi) wide. Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway while Iran lies 200 km (124 mi) to the north across the Persian Gulf. The peninsula of Qatar is to the southeast across the Gulf of Bahrain. The population in 2010 stood at 1,234,571, including 666,172 non-nationals.

Here are some nice places to visit there:

Al Areen Wildlife Park & Reserve

Al Areen Wildlife Park is a nature reserve and zoo, located in Sakhir, Bahrain. It is one of five other protected areas in the country and it is the only designated protected area on land, in the country. It covers a total area of 8 km sq and was first established in 1976. Species native to Bahrain, both plants and animals, as well as species originating from Africa, south Asia are present in the zoological park. In 2010, the park attracted 140,436 visitors to the park, seven times higher than that in 2000.




Beit Sheikh Isa

Get a taste of what palace life was like in the 19th century at Beit Sheikh Isa, the former home of Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al-Khalifa. Located in Al-Muharraq about three miles northeast of Manama, the home is divided into separate areas for men, women and children, all lavishly decorated and cooled by a wind tower system. Children had their own summer living room and women their own private courtyard where they could sit and gossip while practicing their embroidery skills. Separate courtyards were available for the men and visitors to the palace. The Sheikh had his own private quarters on the second floor.

Bahrain National Museum

The Bahrain National Museum is the largest and one of the oldest public museums in Bahrain. It is constructed near the King Faisal Highway in Manama and opened in December 1988.[1] The US$30 million museum complex covers 27,800 sq meters and consists of two buildings. The National Theatre of Bahrain lies next to the museum.

Qal'at al-Bahrain

The Qal'at al-Bahrain, also known as the Bahrain Fort or Fort of Bahrain and previously as the Portugal Fort (Qal'at al Portugal) is an archaeological site located in Bahrain, on the Arabian Peninsula. Archaeological excavations carried out since 1954 have unearthed antiquities from an artificial mound of 12 m (39 ft) height containing seven stratified layers, created by various occupants from 2300 BC up to the 18th century, including Kassites, Portuguese and Persians. It was once the capital of the Dilmun civilization and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005.

Bahrain City Centre

Bahrain City Centre is located in Manama, Bahrain and is part of Majid Al Futtaim Properties, a subsidiary of the Majid Al Futtaim Group, City Centre shopping mall portfolio across the Middle East. Bahrain City Centre opened in 2008 and is the first and largest shopping, leisure and entertainment complex in Bahrain, with 150,000 square metres of Gross Leasable Area. The mall has 350 retail outlets, including the first Carrefour Hypermarket in Bahrain, and 60 F&B outlets.

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Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain_City_Centre

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qal%27at_al-Bahrain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain_National_Museum
http://traveltips.usatoday.com/five-attractions-bahrain-102130.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Areen_Wildlife_Park