"Bahrain is the site of the ancient Dilmun civilization.[14] It has been famed since antiquity for its pearl fisheries, which were considered the best in the ...
world into the 19th century.[15] 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." - (en.wikipedia.org 23.09.2020)
- Latitude26.067499160767
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