Dhow building boatyard, Muharraq, Bahrain
Abdulla Mohamed, dhow designer, standing in front of pearl diving dhows Sambouk (right), a 6 year old traditional Arabian dhow made in Tek, and Jal Boat (left), 500 years old, under restoration, in the dhow building boatyard in Muharraq, Bahrain. Wooden Arabian dhows are built here by hand using traditional methods and this is the last dhow shipyard remaining in Bahrain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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Photograph by Manuel Cohen





























