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Qal'at al-Bahrain

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The Qal'at al-Bahrain (قلعة البحرين; Forte de Barém), also known as the Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, is an archaeological site located in Bahrain. [1]

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  1. 40 relations: Agum III, Arch, Archaeological excavation, Bahrain, Barbar Temple, Brepols, Capital Governorate, Bahrain, Clay, Cuneiform, Dilmun, Epic of Gilgamesh, Geoffrey Bibby, Greeks, Hematite, Indus Valley Civilisation, Kassites, List of archaeological sites in Bahrain, List of cities of the ancient Near East, List of World Heritage Sites in the Arab states, Manama, Mesopotamia, Mortar (masonry), Mound, Oman, Persian Gulf, Persians, Portugal, Portuguese Empire, Qalat (fortress), Sar, Bahrain, Seal (emblem), Stonemasonry, Stratum, Sumer, Sumerian language, Tell (archaeology), Tell Dehaila, UNESCO, World Heritage Committee, World Heritage Site.

  2. Archaeological sites in Bahrain
  3. Dilmun
  4. Forts in Bahrain
  5. Portuguese colonial architecture in Bahrain
  6. World Heritage Sites in Bahrain

Agum III

Agum IIIInscribed mA-gu-um in the Chronicle of Early Kings.

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Arch

An arch is a curved vertical structure spanning an open space underneath it.

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Archaeological excavation

In archaeology, excavation is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains.

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Bahrain

Bahrain (Two Seas, locally), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia.

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Barbar Temple

The Barbar Temple is an archaeological site located in the village of Barbar, Bahrain, considered to be part of the Dilmun culture. Qal'at al-Bahrain and Barbar Temple are archaeological sites in Bahrain.

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Brepols

Brepols is a Belgian publishing house.

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Capital Governorate, Bahrain

The Capital Governorate is one of the four governorates of Bahrain.

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Clay

Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, Al2Si2O5(OH)4).

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Cuneiform

Cuneiform is a logo-syllabic writing system that was used to write several languages of the Ancient Near East.

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Dilmun

Dilmun, or Telmun, (Sumerian:,Transliteration: Similar text: later 𒉌𒌇(𒆠), NI.TUKki. Qal'at al-Bahrain and Dilmun are archaeological sites in Bahrain.

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Epic of Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic from ancient Mesopotamia.

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Geoffrey Bibby

Thomas Geoffrey Bibby (14 October 1917 – 6 February 2001, Aarhus) was an English-born archaeologist.

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Greeks

The Greeks or Hellenes (Έλληνες, Éllines) are an ethnic group and nation native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Albania, Anatolia, parts of Italy and Egypt, and to a lesser extent, other countries surrounding the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. They also form a significant diaspora, with many Greek communities established around the world..

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Hematite

Hematite, also spelled as haematite, is a common iron oxide compound with the formula, Fe2O3 and is widely found in rocks and soils.

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Indus Valley Civilisation

The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), also known as the Indus Civilisation, was a Bronze Age civilisation in the northwestern regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, and in its mature form from 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE.

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Kassites

The Kassites were people of the ancient Near East, who controlled Babylonia after the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire and until (short chronology).

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List of archaeological sites in Bahrain

There are multiple archaeological sites in Bahrain. Qal'at al-Bahrain and List of archaeological sites in Bahrain are archaeological sites in Bahrain.

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List of cities of the ancient Near East

The earliest cities in history were in the ancient Near East, an area covering roughly that of the modern Middle East: its history began in the 4th millennium BC and ended, depending on the interpretation of the term, either with the conquest by the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BC or with that by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC.

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List of World Heritage Sites in the Arab states

This is a list of World Heritage Sites in the Arab states, in Western Asia and North Africa, occupying an area stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea.

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Manama

Manama (الْمَنَامَة, Bahrani pronunciation) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 as of 2020.

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Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia is a historical region of West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent.

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Mortar (masonry)

Mortar is a workable paste which hardens to bind building blocks such as stones, bricks, and concrete masonry units, to fill and seal the irregular gaps between them, spread the weight of them evenly, and sometimes to add decorative colours or patterns to masonry walls.

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Mound

A mound is a heaped pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris.

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Oman

Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country in West Asia.

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Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf (Fars), sometimes called the (Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in West Asia.

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Persians

The Persians--> are an Iranian ethnic group who comprise over half of the population of Iran.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

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Portuguese Empire

The Portuguese Empire (Império Português), also known as the Portuguese Overseas or the Portuguese Colonial Empire, was composed of the overseas colonies, factories, and later overseas territories, governed by the Kingdom of Portugal, and later the Republic of Portugal.

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Qalat (fortress)

Qalat or kalata in Persian,For the derivation of the Arabic term from the Persian, see Leslau (1987) p. 426, citing Fraenkel (1886) p. 237 and Belardi (1959) pp.

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Sar, Bahrain

Sar or Saar is a residential town in Bahrain, to the west of the capital, Manama.

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Seal (emblem)

A seal is a device for making an impression in wax, clay, paper, or some other medium, including an embossment on paper, and is also the impression thus made.

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Stonemasonry

Stonemasonry or stonecraft is the creation of buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone as the primary material.

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Stratum

In geology and related fields, a stratum (strata) is a layer of rock or sediment characterized by certain lithologic properties or attributes that distinguish it from adjacent layers from which it is separated by visible surfaces known as either bedding surfaces or bedding planes.

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Sumer

Sumer is the earliest known civilization, located in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia (now south-central Iraq), emerging during the Chalcolithic and early Bronze Ages between the sixth and fifth millennium BC.

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Sumerian language

Sumerian (Also written 𒅴𒄀 eme-gi.ePSD2 entry for emegir.|'native language'|) was the language of ancient Sumer.

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Tell (archaeology)

In archaeology a tell (borrowed into English from تَلّ,, "mound" or "small hill") is an artificial topographical feature, a mound consisting of the accumulated and stratified debris of a succession of consecutive settlements at the same site, the refuse of generations of people who built and inhabited them and natural sediment.

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Tell Dehaila

Tell Dehaila (تل دحيلة) is an ancient tell, or archaeological site in Iraq.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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World Heritage Committee

The World Heritage Committee is a committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization that selects the sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties.

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World Heritage Site

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.

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See also

Archaeological sites in Bahrain

Dilmun

Forts in Bahrain

Portuguese colonial architecture in Bahrain

World Heritage Sites in Bahrain

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qal'at_al-Bahrain

Also known as Bahrain Fort, Kālhāt, Portugese Fort (Bahrain), Portuguese Fort, Qal'at al Bahrain, Qal`at al-Burtughal, Qala'at Al-Bahrain, Qala'at al Bahrain, Qalat Al Bahrain, Qal’at al-Bahrain - Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun, The Qal'at al-Bahrain.