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Bahrain
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26° N / 50.55° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Manama
- Population
- 1,588,670 2024
- Area
- 765 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Arabic
- Currency
- Bahraini dinar (BHD)
- Geography
- Island country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Bahrain
The Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: البحرين , al-Baḥrayn) is a Middle Eastern archipelago in the Persian Gulf, tucked into a pocket of the sea flanked by Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The kingdom combines modern Arab culture and the archaeological legacy of 5,000 years of civilisation.
Food & everyday culture
Machboos (also known as kabsa) – mainly made from a mixture of spices, rice (usually long-grain basmati), meat and vegetablesRead the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-23. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Calling code
- +973
- Internet domain
- .bh
- Land border codes
- None listed
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .bh. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.