Bahrain · Arab States

Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun

Qal’at al-Bahrain is a typical tell – an artificial mound created by many successive layers of human occupatio

CulturalInscribed 2005

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Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of DilmunQal’at al-Bahrain is a typical tell – an artificial mound created by many successive layers of human occupatio

The Story

Qal’at al-Bahrain is a typical tell – an artificial mound created by many successive layers of human occupation. The strata of the 300 × 600 m tell testify to continuous human presence from about 2300 BC to the 16th century AD.