Tourism in Bahrain
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Tourism in Bahrain: Bahrain receives four million tourists a year. Most visitors are from Arab states of the Persian Gulf but there are an increasing number of tourists from outside the region.
Islands
Al Dar Island
Hawar Islands: a group of islands off the west coast of Qatar in the Gulf of Bahrain
Durrat Al Bahrain: a land-reclamation development similar to Dubai's Palm Islands.
Bahrain Bay is a waterfront real estate development situated on the north-east coastline of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Malls
Bahrain City Centre, in Manama.
Dana Mall
Al Enma Mall
The Avenues
Dilmunia Mall
The Moda Mall
Atrium Mall
Seef Mall
Bahrain Dragon City, in Diyar al Muharraq
Thai Mart
Al Marassi Mall
Museums
The Bahrain National Museum has a collection of artifacts from the Kingdom's history dating back to the island's first human inhabitation 5000 years ago.
Beit Al Qur'an, one of the island's most distinctive pieces of architecture, is home to a rare collection of Islamic manuscripts, prints and books. It is located in Hoora, part of the capital, Manama.
The Oil Museum is located near Jabal Ad Dukhan. It was built in 1992 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first discovery of oil in the Persian Gulf, it exhibits old photographs, drilling equipment and a working model of an oil rig.
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