Bahrain

Bahrain, officially Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين‎, Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn, literally: “Kingdom of the Two Seas”), is a small island country in the Persian Gulf ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain via the King Fahd Causeway, which was officially opened on 25 November 1986. Qatar is to the southeast across the Gulf of Bahrain.

The planned Qatar Bahrain Causeway will link Bahrain and Qatar as the longest fixed link in the world. Bahrain is also known for its oil and pearls. The country is also the home of many popular structures such as the Bahrain World Trade Center and the Bahrain Financial Harbour, and also the home of many skycrapers, including the proposed 1,022 m (3,353 ft) high supertall Murjan Tower. The Bahrain International Circuit is also located here, and is the place where the popular Bahrain F1 Grand Prix takes place.

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City Codes for calling Bahrain »

International Country Code for calling Bahrain. This page details Bahrain phone code. The Bahrain phone codes will help you make international phone calls to Bahrain. In order to make international calls to Bahrain, use Bahrain’s country code before dialing the local number.The Bahrain country dialing code is only used when calling Bahrain from another country. To make an international call to Bahrain, you may also need a city or area code.

Bahrain REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE LOANS BANKS

Bahrain REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE LOANS BANKS
Property Bahrain (Bahrain) as a last resort in the Middle East (Middle East) feel the effect of the global financial crisis. Modest growth in the market earlier, opposes its rapidly grown Dubai (Dubai) have lost in their individual areas have up to 40% the previous value of the property.

“Prices in the last months of static. Transactions are actually no “, - commented on the situation, Mike Williams (Mike Williams) Director of CB Richard Ellis in Bahrain (Bahrain).

The specialist noted that shoppers are waiting, hoping to see the impact of the global …

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Bahrain REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE LOANS BANKS

Bahrain REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE LOANS BANKS
Bank activity in Bahrain was issued in the beginning of 20th century with the functioning beginning in 1920 of branch Istern of Bank (now Standard Charterd Bank).
Then British Bank îâ by iddl Ist (now EjchEsBiSi) in 1944, Bank îâ Bahrain (now National bank of Bahrain) in 1957 as the first registered local bank has been created, and the Arab Bank Limited These 1960 four banks satisfied at that time requirements of clientele, financing trade and providing reception of deposits. After the first oil boom in 1973 and the followed accelerated …

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Religion of Bahrain:

The state religion of the country - Islam, he is professed by 81,2 % of the population of the country, including foreigners (about 60 % of Moslems - Shiits, 40 % - Sunnite). Also in the country there are Christians (to 9 %) and adherents of other faiths. 


Currency of Bahrain:
The international name: BHD
Banks work from Saturday till Wednesday from 07.30 till and from 15.30 till. On Thursdays banks are usually opened from 07.30 till. To exchange currency it is possible in the majority of banks, and also in specialised exchange offices and …

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History of Bahrain

On Bahrain archeologists have found out traces of stay of the Paleolithic person. In III millenium BC the developed civilisation for which the strengthened settlements were characteristic there has been extended. The ancient state carrying the name of Dilmun, represented the large centre of sea trade through which communications øóìåðîâ and other people of Dvurechja with the people of a valley of Indus were carried out. Written data on Bahrain meet in Assyrian, Persian, Greek and Roman sources. In 4 century AD Bahrain has been won by Persians, in 7 century — Arabs who dominated up to 1541 while this …

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Holidays 2010

January 1, 2010  New Year’s Day
February 26, 2010 Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet)
September 11, 2010 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
November 17, 2010 Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)
December 16, 2010 National Day
December 7, 2010 Al-Hijrah (Islamic New Year)
December 16, 2010 Ashoura

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