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Qal’at al Bahrain
archaeological site in Bahrain
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Dilmun
Dilmun, or Telmun, (Sumerian: 15px, later , = ; ) was an ancient East Semitic–speaking civilization in Eastern Arabia mentioned from the 3rd millennium BC onwards, covering the transition from Prehistoric Arabia into the historic period. Based on contextual evidence, it was located in the Persian Gulf, on a trade route between Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley Civilisation, close to the sea and to artesian springs. Dilmun encompassed Bahrain, Kuwait, and eastern Saudi Arabia.
Dilmun Burial Mounds
archaeological sites in Bahrain
Barbar Temple
sacred architecture
Riffa Fort
archaeological site in Bahrain

Ain Umm Sujoor
place in Northern Governorate, Bahrain