Trip to Bahrain

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Tourism in Bahrain

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Tourism in Bahrain

receives two million tourists a year. Most visitors are from Arab states of the Persian Gulfbut there are an increasing number of tourists from outside the region.

The Lonely Planet guide describes Bahrain as “an excellent introduction to the Gulf” because of its Arab heritage and the reputation that it used to enjoy as safe and modern. The ancient civilisation of Dilmun, which dominated trade between Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley Civilization, was centred in Bahrain. The inhabitants of Dilmun left behind settlements and temples and tens of thousands of burial mounds which dot the landscape.