Bahrain - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Bahrain - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Peterson, J. E.

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1060862
Doc. NO	:	ALei1259
Main Entry	:	Peterson, J. E.
Title & Author	:	Bahrain - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Peterson, J. E.
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,716 words)
Abstract	:	Bahrain (officially the Kingdom of Bahrain; Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn) is an archipelago in the Persian/Arabian Gulf originally consisting of thirty-three islands. It lies just offshore from eastern Saudi Arabia (to which it is connected by a causeway, completed in 1986) and is close to the Qatar peninsula to the east. Bahrain’s capital, Manama (al-Manāma), is located on the main island, also called al-Baḥrayn (classically known as ʿAwāl). The island of al-Muḥarraq, to the north, is the second most heavily populated island. The Ḥawār Islands
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1259.pdf