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History: Bahrain

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Arab German Consulting (http://www.arab.de/arabinfo/bahrain.htm)
Major portal site on the Arab countries. Includes up-to-date information on the government, history, economy, education systems.

Arab Net (http://www.arab.net/bahrain/index.html)
It is a major Arab website that contains information on the government, history, geography, business, culture, transport, tourism of each country, and provides links to other relevant websites.

Bahrain (http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107313.html)
It gives concise guide to the history, geography of the Bahraini people and country.

Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation
(http://www.gna.gov.bh/brtc/radio.html)
It is considered the first broadcasts in the Arab Gulf Region when it went on air in 1941 during the second world War l.

Bahrain: The Pearl of the Gulf
(http://www.golfbahrain.com/)
It is the website of the first international 18 hole grass golf course in Bahrain.

The Country and People of Bahrain (http://www.hejleh.com/countries/bahrain.html)
It links to sites in Bahrain and Bahrain related sites.

Discover Bahrain (http://www.discoverbahrain.com/)
This site gives information about Bahrain includes historical sites, cultural sports, and marks and maps.

Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com/SearchResults.aspx?Q=Bahrain)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.

Fares.net (http://www.fares.net)
Site includes a directory and a list of sites on a wide range of subjects including tourism, entertainment, culture, the media, news and business in English and Arabic. Search under the name of the country.

The Oriental Institute Museum (http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/PA/OI%5FPA.html)
The Museum of the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute offers on this page photographs of monuments in ancient Iran, Iraq, Sudan, and Egypt. Links to related sites are also provided.

UCLA Library Collections & Internet Resources (http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/url/colls/mideast/)
The University of California Library Collections and Internet Resources in Middle Eastern, Arab, Islamic, Armenian and Central Asian studies.

United States. Library of Congress Country Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/bhtoc.html)
A series published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Studies Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army.

University of Texas Middle East Website (http://menic.utexas.edu/Countries_and_Regions/Bahrain/)
Excellent website on the government, politics, news and media, education and the social sciences in the Middle East.

World Statesmen (http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Bahrain.html)
"World Statesmen is an attempt at a comprehensive and accurate list of the heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders occupying neither of those formal positions) for all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 or in some cases earlier. Some go further back, some only from their creation. Some subdivisions of some countries are present including native or traditional polities, provinces, or states. This sight also lists the leaders of international, religious, and governmental organizations." Searchable by leader or by nation, offers a map of the country, audio and text versions of the national anthem, and text of the national constitution for most countries.

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