Excellent restaurants and apartments surround Laguna Park with hotel complexes. This is a magical place in the modern kingdom. The magical land of ancient Bahrain was called Dilmun. The ancient Sumerians mention it in the third millennium BC. in one of the most ancient myths of humanity that has survived to this day - in the saga of Gilgamesh. This is the country of "Sunrise" and "Land of Life." In the tales of the Sumerian gods, Dilmun is a land of happy life and abundance. There is a lot of ancient burial places on the island - people always wanted to find eternal life. The desert island has become so popular a symbol of life because fresh springs hit the coastal strip right from the bottom of the sea. There is also clean water on the island itself. This unique natural phenomenon, the presence of fresh and salty water, gave the common name of the island of Bahrain. It comes from the Arabic word Bahr - which means the sea, and Bahrain are two seas. Salty and fresh. The same features served the extraordinary beauty and uniqueness of pearls in shells off the coast of Bahrain. Bahrain pearls are still highly valued to this day, and the island itself is rightly called the pearl of the Persian Gulf. Photo Simplified Pixabay License
What do you know about Bahrain? Did you know that the official symbol of the kingdom of Bahrain, the flag of Bahrain was approved on February 17, 2002? Did you know that the most ancient Epos of human civilization mentions the land of Dilmun - ancient Bahrain? Did you know that 97% of the European trade of pearls of Gulf was coming from Bahrain? Did you know that Bahrain was conquered by Portugals? Do you know how is the sea pure in Bahrain? Or how is the souq tasty and colorful in Manama? Or how did Hindians, Persians, Christians, and Jews arrive in Bahrain? Or how is majestic the House of Koran? You definitely will know it using this self-guided tour, but, let us start with the flag. The flag of Bahrain was red as a reminder of the colors of the Muslim Kharijites. In 1820, the white vertical stripe appeared on the flag, symbolizing a truce reached with Great Britain. In 1933, in order to be distinguishable from the similar flags of the region, a white stripe was limited by a zigzagged line. Since 2002, the five white triangles were depicted on a flag symbolizing the five pillars of Islam. Are you ready to explore Bahrain by one day? Let's go and do not forget to taste the delicious Chicken Machboos! Photo Simplified Pixabay License
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