Bahrain

HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS

Bahrain Culture and Traditions

Located in the middle of the Persian Gulf, there sits a large archipelago of islands known as Bahrain. Bahrain, which means “two seas”, is made up of a total of thirty islands, and has the population of a medium to large sized city.

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Overview of Bahrain

Officially name: Kingdom of Bahrain

Capital: Manama

Largest city: Manama

Official language: Arabic

Government: Constitutional monarchy

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Money & duty free for Bahrain

Dinar (BHD) = 1,000 fils. Notes appear in denominations of BHD20, 10, 5, and 1, and 500 fils. Coins are in denominations of 100, 50, 25 and 10 fils.