Al Alawi House, Muharraq, Bahrain
Al Alawi House with its badqer or wind tower, built in the 1930s by Mahmoud Muhammad al Alawi, a pearl supplies merchant, near the bay in Muharraq, Bahrain. The house is of 2 storeys with a central courtyard and still functioning wind tower. Muharraq is a city on the Pearling Path and with a strong history of pearl diving and pearl trade, where 17 buildings form part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site celebrating the pearl trade. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13441782
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45150097
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7087px x 3830px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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