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Bahrain fort is in Bahrain , you can know by it's name. She is on an very little island , but now they make with almuharraq island , that is in the north-east of the Bahrain.
{{Infobox World Heritage Site
| WHS = Qal`at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun
| Image = <!-- Deleted image removed: ] -->
| State Party = {{BHR}}
| Type = Cultural
| Criteria = ii, iii, iv
| ID = 1192
| Region = ]
| Year = 2005
| Session = 29th
| Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1192
}}

'''Qal`at al-Bahrain''' (]: قلعة البحرين) is an archaeological site located in ]. It is composed of an artificial mound created by ] inhabitants from 2300 BC up to the 1700's. Among other things, it was once the capital of the ] civilization, and served more recently as a ] ]. For these reasons, it was inscribed as a ] ] in ].

Qal`at al-Bahrain is a typical ] – an artificial ] created by many successive layers of human occupation. The ] of the 300x600-metre tell testify to continuous human presence from about 2300 B.C. to the 16th century A.D. About 25% of the site has been ]d revealing structures of different types: residential, public, commercial, religious and military. They testify to the importance of the site as a trading port over the centuries.

On the top of the 12m high mound, there is the impressive ] fort, which gave the whole site its name, ''qal`a'', meaning fort. The site was the capital of the ], one of the most important ]s of the region. It contains the richest remains inventoried of this civilization, which was hitherto only known from written ] references.

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Revision as of 14:26, 20 November 2007

Bahrain fort is in Bahrain , you can know by it's name. She is on an very little island , but now they make with almuharraq island , that is in the north-east of the Bahrain.