Life and Land Use on the Bahrain Islands

Life and Land Use on the Bahrain Islands
Author: Curtis E. Larsen
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 378
Release: 1983
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780226469065

According to archeological and historical records, the Bahrain Islands of the Arabian Gulf were the home of a flourishing civilization four thousant years ago. Then, as now, these islands served as an important locus of maritime trade, but they were also characterized as a land of copious artesian springs and fertile fields. Modern Bahrain, in contrast, is beset by environmental and demographic problems: the depletion of the artesian water supply, abandonment of rural agricultural lands, and rapid population growth. In this exemplary interdisciplinary study, Curtis E. Larsen combines archeological, geological, historical, and anthropological methods to reconstruct the paleoenvironmental and socioeconomic context that links Bahrain's present to its past.

Islands of the Persian Gulf

Islands of the Persian Gulf
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: University-Press.org
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2013-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781230598697

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Islands of Bahrain, Islands of Kuwait, Islands of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Kish Island, Hawar Islands, Greater and Lesser Tunbs, Tarut Island, Sir Bani Yas, Failaka Island, Abu Musa, Jidda Island, Umm as Sabaan, Nabih Saleh, Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs, Flower of the East, Sitra, Kharg Island, Sir Abu Nu'ayr, List of islands of Kuwait, Iran Kish Air Show, Bahrain Island, Kish Twin Towers, Amwaj Islands, Dariush Grand Hotel, Kish International Airport, Muharraq Island, Bubiyan Island, Yas Island, Marawah, United Arab Emirates, Umm an Nasan, Al Reem Island, Flower of the East Hotel, Sharif University of Technology International Campus - Kish Island, Greek Ship, Kish Gas Field, Al Lulu Island, Dalma, List of islands of Bahrain, Farsi Island, Shuwaikh Island, Hendurabi, Halat Seltah, Umm al Maradim Island, Abu al Abyad, Halat Nuaim, Umm an Namil Island. Excerpt: Kish (Persian: ) is a 91.5-square-kilometre (35.3 sq mi) resort island in the Persian Gulf. It is part of the Hormozg n Province of Iran. Due to its free trade zone status it is touted as a consumer's paradise, with numerous malls, shopping centres, tourist attractions, and resort hotels. It has an estimated population of 20,000 residents and about 1 million people visit the island annually. Kish Island was ranked among the world's 10 most beautiful islands by The New York Times in 2010, and is the fourth most visited vacation destination in the Middle East after Dubai, U.A.E, and Sharm el-Sheikh. Foreign nationals wishing to enter Kish Free Zone from legal ports are not required to obtain visas prior to travel. Valid travel permits are stamped for 14 days by airport and Kish port police officials. Kish Island's ex-CasinoKish Island has been mentioned in history variously as Kamtina, Arakia, Arakata, and Ghiss. In 325 BC, ..

Bahrain

Bahrain
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 14
Release: 1969
Genre: Bahrain
ISBN:

Bahrain

Bahrain
Author: Carol Ann Gillespie
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2009
Genre: Bahrain
ISBN: 1438104847

Discusses the geography, history, people, culture, economy, and future of Bahrain.