My recent visit to one of Manama’s must-see attractions began in disappointment, as I arrived at the Bahrain Fort only to find the hulking ancient structure closed to visitors. Also referred to as Qal ...

Just a short trip from the bustle of downtown Manama, Bahrain, an ancient seaside fortress offers visitors a chance to walk the same grounds as people from seven previous civilizations. Qal’at ...

Become a harbour for the entire world." Manama, Aug. 21 (BNA): These verses from the Epic of Gilgamesh, inscribed in cuneiform on twelve clay tablets, echo the ancient significance of Dilmun. The ...

Bahrain’s Information Ministry has outlined plans for a new US $2.65 million museum near the Bahrain Fort. Construction work is expected to begin by March next year. The proposed site for the museum ...

19 January 2005 The head of the French expedition team from the University of Lyons, France, Dr Pierre Lombard, is on a visit to Bahrain to finalise a new publication on Bahrain Fort, writes Naila ...

Archaeological evidences have revealed that ‘defensive forts’ appeared for the first time in the Arabian Gulf after the invasion of Alexander the Great at its extreme northern parts during the fourth ...

Bahrain’s tiny size belies its long history and heritage. And nowhere is this more pronounced than the mysterious and enigmatic Qal’at al-Bahrain or the Bahrain Fort located towards the northern tip ...

September 28, 2005Arcapita, one of Bahrain's leading investment banks, announced today that it will undertake to fully fund the construction of Bahrain Fort Museum, at a cost exceeding BD 1.5 ...