Facts and Data

Webpages:
Official Unesco Page

Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 2012
Size of heritage: 35,087 ha
- Buffer zone: 95,876 ha

Coordinates:
Longitude: 50,614°
Latitude: 26,241°

About

The site consists of seventeen buildings in Muharraq City, three offshore oyster beds, part of the seashore and the Qal’at Bu Mahir fortress on the southern tip of Muharraq Island, from where boats used to set off for the oyster beds. The listed buildings include residences of wealthy merchants, shops, storehouses and a mosque. 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). It also constitutes an outstanding example of traditional utilization of the sea’s resources and human interaction with the environment, which shaped both the economy and the cultural identity of the island’s society.


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Hotels and places to stay

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Elite Resort & Spa

Address
Distance: 0,8 mi
Shaikh Hamad Causeway
Manama
Bahrain

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Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 13:00
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Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
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Novotel Bahrain Al Dana Resort

Address
Distance: 0,8 mi
121 Sheikh Hamad Causeway PO box 11073
322 MANAMA
Bahrain

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Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
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Al Bander Hotel & Resort

Address
Distance: 1,2 mi
Riffa
Manama
Bahrain

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Florida Hotel

Address
Distance: 1,2 mi
Building 98. Road 2003. Block 320
Manama
Bahrain

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Ramee Palace

Address
Distance: 1,4 mi
Building No 106.Road No 22. Block No 324
Manama
Bahrain

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Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
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Serene Landmark

Address
Distance: 1,4 mi
Building #66, Avenue 22, Area 324
20139 Al Manamah
Bahrain

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MONROE HOTEL

Address
Distance: 1,3 mi
BUILD 448.ROAD 2013.BLOCK 320 HORRA
11538 AL HOORA
Bahrain

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ibis Styles Manama Diplomatic Area

Address
Distance: 1,3 mi
Building 511 317 Diplomatic Area Road 1706
0 Manamah
Bahrain

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SunShine Tower

Address
Distance: 1,2 mi
Hoora, Exhibition Road
Manama
Bahrain

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Pearl Bahrain Suite

Address
Distance: 1,5 mi
Bldg 1020, Rd 2417, Block 324, Juffair
324 Manama
Bahrain

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Videos from the area

Boat Trip to Bu Maher Fort | قلعة بو ماهر

Published: April 22, 2014
Length: 30:49 min
Rating: 5 of 5
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بعد التدشين الرسمي لمركز معلومات قلعة بوماهر، أول مشروع بطريق اللؤلؤ المدرج على قائمة التراث العالمي الإنس...

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Published: December 13, 2009
Length: 15:54 min
Rating: 4 of 5
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Hotel Novotel Al Dana Resort Bahrain

Published: January 04, 2013
Length: 20:26 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Mehmet Celik

Novotel Al Dana Resort in Manama / Bahrain. Aufgenommen während meiner Reise in Manama / Bahrain. Fotos vom Hotel findet ihr unter diesem Link: ...

Jcrisp

Published: November 29, 2013
Length: 07:38 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jumana Isa

Jcrisp popcon هو مشروع لأول مرة يفتتح في البحرين يتميز محلنا بتشكيلة متنوعة من نكهات الفشار المختلفه مثل الكراميل...

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Published: July 11, 2008
Length: 33:30 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Duaij althaen

Bahraini Classico OMG@@ 7-1 !!!!

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