PICTURES / MAPS
| Location : |
Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia .
|
| Land Boudaries Border Country :
| .
|
| More informations on the bottom :
|
INFORMATIONS MAPS
| Land Boudaries Total :
| .
|
| Geographic Coordinates :
| arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers .
|
| Area Total :
| 665 sq km .
|
| Area Land :
| 665 sq km .
|
| Area Water :
| 0 sq km .
|
| Area Comparative :
| 3.5 times the size of Washington, DC .
|
| Coast Line :
| 161 km .
|
| Railways Total :
| 3,261 km .
|
| Highways Total :
| 3,261 km .
|
| Waterways :
| .
|
| Ports and Harbors :
| Manama, Mina' Salman, Sitrah .
|
Map Al Muharraq 1960,
Map Al Muharraq 1961,
Map Al Muharraq 1962,
Map Al Muharraq 1963,
Map Al Muharraq 1964,
Map Al Muharraq 1965,
Map Al Muharraq 1966,
Map Al Muharraq 1967,
Map Al Muharraq 1968,
Map Al Muharraq 1969,
Map Al Muharraq 1970,
Map Al Muharraq 1971,
Map Al Muharraq 1972,
Map Al Muharraq 1973,
Map Al Muharraq 1974,
Map Al Muharraq 1975,
Map Al Muharraq 1976,
Map Al Muharraq 1977,
Map Al Muharraq 1978,
Map Al Muharraq 1979,
Map Al Muharraq 1980,
Map Al Muharraq 1981,
Map Al Muharraq 1982,
Map Al Muharraq 1983,
Map Al Muharraq 1984,
Map Al Muharraq 1985,
Map Al Muharraq 1986,
Map Al Muharraq 1987,
Map Al Muharraq 1988,
Map Al Muharraq 1989,
Map Al Muharraq 1990,
Map Al Muharraq 1991,
Map Al Muharraq 1992,
Map Al Muharraq 1993,
Map Al Muharraq 1994,
Map Al Muharraq 1995,
Map Al Muharraq 1996,
Map Al Muharraq 1997,
Map Al Muharraq 1998,
Map Al Muharraq 1999,
Map Al Muharraq 2000,
Map Al Muharraq 2001,
Map Al Muharraq 2002,
Map Al Muharraq 2003,
Map Al Muharraq 2004,
Map Al Muharraq 2005,
Map Al Muharraq 2006,
|
 
-------------------------------
Al Muharraq (Arabic: ??????) (meaning Place of Ashes), Bahrain's capital until 1923, has long been a centre of religiosity.
The city's origins are ancient, going back to the time of Dilmun some five thousand years ago, but it came to prominence in the historical records during the era of Tylos when Bahrain came under domination of the Selucid Greeks, and Muharraq was the centre of a pagan cult dedicated to the shark god, Awal. The city's inhabitants, who depended upon seafaring and trade for their livelihood, worshipped Awal in the form of a large statue of a shark located in the city.
By the fifth century AD, Muharraq had become a major centre of Nestorian Christianity, which had come to dominate the southern shores of the Gulf. As a sect, the Nestorians were often persecuted as heretics by the Byzantine Empire, but Bahrain was outside the Empire's control offering some safety. The names of several of Muharraq's villages today reflect this Christian legacy, with Al-Daih meaning 'the monastery' and Qalili meaning a 'monk's cloisters'.
The area remains a bastion of religious belief today as the stronghold of Bahrain's main salafist party, Asalah. With most women veiled, as a city it is considered notably more conservative than other parts of Bahrain.
Bahrain International Airport is located on the island, although religious extremist MPs have sought to have it move to another part of the country after residents complained of 'noise pollution'.
Muharraq island is also home to Muharraq Club, which is the oldest sports club in the Gulf region. Muharraq Club has won the Bahraini Football Premier League 27 times.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.)
|
