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In this brief video you can find seven little known facts about
Bahrain.
More information about the video content bellow:
1.
The Kingdom of Bahrain is actually an archipelago of 84 islands, sandwiched between
Qatar and
Saudi Arabia. Bahrain is the smallest among the
Arabian countries.
The country is connected to Saudi Arabia via a
25 km long series of bridges and causeways, that costed 800 million dollars. Although small, it is one of the richest countries in the region, thanks to its oil production.
2.
Bahrain World Trade Centre is the first skyscraper in the world to integrate wind turbines into its design. Each turbine is 29m in diameter and their capacity is 675kw of wind power production. The 240m-tall tower has won several international awards including the
LEAF (Leading European
Architects’
Forum) award for best use of technology in a large scheme.
3.
Bahrain’s constitution guarantees religious freedom and there are several
Christian churches (
Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, etc.), a synagogue and a number of
Hindu temples. The Bahraini ambassador to the US is a
Jewish woman and to the UK a
Christian woman.
4. There is a famous
Mesquite tree called “
Tree of Life” which is
400 years old and stands alone in the desert of Bahrain. The fact that the water source of the tree is not known attracts huge number of visitors.
5. 92% of the land in Bahrain is desert while only 2
.82% of the total land is arable. Temperatures in the summer can be as high as 45 degrees
Celsius.
Despite this, Bahrain is one of the fastest growing economies in the
Arab world.
6. Bahrain is thought to have been a
Holy Land for the
Sumerians. An ancient civilization, called the
Dilmun once lived in this area, and in the
Epic of Gilgamesh the land is described as a
Garden of Eden, where there was no sickness, and people didn’t age, but walked naked in innocence.
7.
Manama (meaning “place of dreams”) is the capital of Bahrain since
1921. In the 20th century,
Bahrain's oil wealth helped spur fast growth and in the
1990s a concerted diversification effort led to expansion in other industries and helped transform Manama into an important financial hub in the
Middle East, despite having only 157.
000 residents. Manama was designated as the capital of
Arab culture for the year
2012 by the
Arab League.
More
Info:
http://www.timeoutbahrain.com/aroundtown/features/40006-25-amazing-bahrain-facts
http://www.interestingfunfacts.com/cool-facts-about-bahrain
.html
http://www.nytimes.com/
1984/11/18/travel/eden-on-the-isle-of-bahrain.html?pagewanted=all
Music:
Mscaras –
Desert Masks
http://freemusicarchive.org/
Images:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Bahrain14
.JPG
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/King_Fahd_Causeway_bridge_num4
.jpg
http://wikiarquitectura.com/es/images/e/e5/Bahrain_WTC_5.jpg
http://www.buildernews.in.th/images/gallery/130403163218_01(7).jpg
http://www.fptoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_4088.jpg
http://www.orangesmile.com/ru/foto/top-churches/al-fateh-mosque-bahrain.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Tree_of_Life_in_Bahrain.JPG
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Tree_of_Life_Bahrain.jpg
http://www.middleeast.school.nz/index
.php/download_file/view/
505/
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Manama,_Bahrain_Decembre_2014.jpg
http://capcorps.org/wp-content/uploads/
2015/07/garden_of_eden_by_encubed-d5w5rd4.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Orvieto062.jpg
http://www.picpicx.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/01bb33f90cb9316871f5d75e2710461e.jpg?63bea7
https://holidayhd.link/pics/bahrain/bahrain-manama-asia-beaches-50ccd9ce8ab9c878d0de43f569416343-big-25188.jpg
Intro:
Creation by
Shaheen
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Jonjass Designs
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Intro Music:
DJ Goodman –
Japanese Flute (Dubstep Mix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JH_H_-I4Hw
- published: 07 Nov 2015
- views: 1525