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Enjoy the best of Bahrain

The Kingdom of Bahrain, which lies near the western shores of the Persian Gulf, offers a diverse mix of modern and traditional life, unique hospitality and sights and sounds of a fast-developing Middle Eastern country.

Famed for fabulous wealth of pearls under its blue waters, Bahrain is part of a unique story of pearling which for generations formed the backbone of the island’s economy before it was overtaken by riches from oil.

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