#Capital governorate [capital = Manama]
#Bahrain Fort
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#Karbabad
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#Building 3618, Road 3863, Block 438
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On the top of the 12 m mound there is the impressive Portuguese fort, which gave the whole site its name, qal'a (fort). The site was the capital of the Dilmun, one of the most important ancient civilizations of the region.
#Muharraq governorate [capital = Muharraq]
#Pearling Path
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#Muharraq
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Bu Maher Fort
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The site is the last remaining complete example of the cultural tradition of pearling and the wealth it generated at a time when the trade dominated the Gulf economy (2nd century to the 1930s, when Japan developed cultured pearls).
#Northern governorate [capital = Hamad]
#Dilmun Burial Mounds
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Saar
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1992 Road 7527
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These tombs illustrate globally unique characteristics, not only in terms of their number, density and scale, but also in terms of details such as burial chambers equipped with alcoves.
