Bahrain

Bahrain (/bɑːˈreɪn/ (About this soundlisten) bar-AYN; Arabic: البحرين‎, romanized: al-Baḥrayn, IPA: [al baħˈrajn], locally [æl baħˈreːn] (About this soundlisten)), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين‎ About this soundMamlakat al-Baḥrayn), is a country in the Persian Gulf. The island nation comprises a small archipelago made up of 70 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered around Bahrain Island which makes up around 83 percent of the country's landmass. The country is situated between the Qatari peninsula and the north eastern coast of Saudi Arabia to which it is connected by the 25-kilometre (16 mi) King Fahd Causeway. According to the 2020 cens...View all