Definition of bahrain Bahrain

/bɑɹejˈn/ - [bareyn] - Bah•rain

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What does bahrain mean?

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Noun
bahrain - an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s
		State of Bahrain, Bahrein
		asia the nations of the Asian continent collectively
		gulf states the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf
		arab league an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation
		capital of bahrain, manama the capital of Bahrain; located at the northern end of Bahrain Island
bahrain - an island in the Persian Gulf
		Bahrain Island, Bahrein, Bahrein Island

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bahrain
A country in the Middle East.

Wikipedia

The Kingdom of Bahrain is an island nation in the Persian Gulf (Southwest Asia/Middle East, Asia). Saudi Arabia is to the west and is connected to Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway, and Qatar is to the south across the Persian Gulf. The Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Bridge, not yet built, will link Bahrain to Qatar as the longest fixed bridge in the world.

History.

"Main article: History of Bahrain"

Humans have lived in Bahrain before there was writing. Because it is in the Persian Gulf, it has been ruled and influenced by the Assyrians, Babylonians, Greeks, Persians, and the Arabs, who made the island Muslim. Bahrain was in old times known as Dilmun, Tylos, Awal and Mishmahig.

The islands of Bahrain, set in the middle south of the Persian Gulf, have attracted many invaders in history. The word "Bahrain", "Two Seas", means that the islands contain two kinds of water, sweet water springs and salty water in the sea.

A location between East and West, fertile lands, fresh water, and pearls made Bahrain important in history. About 2300 BC, Bahrain started trading with Mesopotamia (now Iraq) and the Indus Valley (now near India). It was then called Delmon, and was linked to the Sumerian Civilization about 2000 BC. Bahrain also became part of the Babylonian empire about 600 BC. Historical records called Bahrain the "Life of Eternity", "Paradise", the "Pearl of the Persian Gulf" and other names.

Until 1521, Bahrian also ruled Ahsa and Qatif (both are now the eastern province of Saudi Arab