Aerial view of the site, Qal'at Al-Bahrain Site

Aerial view of Qal'at al-Bahrain with the moat, Genoan style bastions, boulevard or baluartes, spur tower, towers of the 1st and 2nd fortresses, lower courtyard, drawbridge leading to the lower courtyard, keep or captain tower, arsenal, cistern, stables, Portuguese chapel and madbasa, photograph, in the Qal'at Al-Bahrain Site Museum, near Manama in Bahrain. The museum was opened in 2008, displaying artefacts of the history and archaeology of the Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13441927

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45126777

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5906px x 3937px (9.1MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen