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[edit] Biased Link

I'm curious about the link at the bottom of the page that is named "Why google earth was forbidden in Bahrain". Having gone through the presentation, the information seems completely biased, skewed, and fictious. There are no sources, references, or even a signature of some sort of the person who put up the link. I think it should be removed until it is validated.--129.118.198.245 09:32, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright issue

This paragraph:

"Environmental issues facing Bahrain include desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land and coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations."

is almost word-for-word from the CIA World Factbook. [1] It should be rewritten. I don't have time to do this, so if someone else could, that would be great. Pageblank 22:39, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

There is no copyright issue: "The Factbook is in the public domain. Accordingly, it may be copied freely without permission of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)." [2] --Catawba 16:22, 3 October 2006 (UTC)


That section sounds like it has an agenda to argue that Bahrain shouldn't be its own country and I wondered the same about the two words. They share one entry under "referendum," but that does say that "plebiscite" can be used to refer to votes carried out by an undemocratic regime for its own purposes. The assumption that the two are different also appears in the following article listed amoung the external links. Is that where the author got this info? It describes a process of a series of consultations rather than a big vote.

Mishmahig Islands (Bahrain), How it was separated from Iran? http://www.iranchamber.com/geography/articles/mishmahig_islands_bahrain.php

Could someone write an article about position etc of the Amwaj Islands which were recently in the news but nowhere covered in wikipedia except an item about the filming of Big Brother in Bahrain.

The article has been extensively rewritten and no longer has the pro-Iranian POV or hairsplitting on meaning of "plebescite" discussed above.

Bahrain is an interesting country. I would like to know more about the portuguese era - when was it, and are there portuguese colonial monuments / buildings there? I hope someone who knows about this would update the history section - because the article is really lacking in this department. --SWA 16:03, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Michael Jackson?!

Isn't it a bit absurd to mention Michael Jackson in this article? I mean, it's like adding the phrase "Meg Ryan went to China and brought a child home" in the China article. - Eagleamn 20:19, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

How can you say that? MJ is the greatest singer in the whole world and he heals children with his touch! You're just a hater [/sarcasm] Not much we can do. Bahrain's stuck with him and we just have to bear the shame and the insults....

I don't think you realize how small Bahrain is, every kid in the street is boasting and making jokes about the connection. Bahrain is no bigger, by population or land area, than a small-medium U.S. city. It is 'big news' as far as Bahrain is concerned, whether or not it is encyclopedia worthy, I don't know, but having lived in Bahrain for a few months, I found it interesting.

[edit] Places of interest in Bahrain

Hi There, I am a new traveller to Bahrain. I would like to enquire if you can tell me the places of interests in the city. Cheers and much thanks I can be reached at manhattan sterling@yahoo.com.sg

No offense to Bahrain, but the place is a shithole. In the Navy I have "visited" Bahrain, I couldn't wait to get back to Dubai. But, That's just me. JoSePh 9:52, 16 July, 2006

[edit] Two seas

Hey, Bahrain is a cool place. I lived there for 7 years, so I would know. --> (Hpetwe 01:41, 18 May 2006 (UTC))

Since Bahrain previously referred to the entire area including what is currently Saud, wouldnt it make more sense that two seas refers to the red sea and the persian gulf, rather than the fact that both sweet water and salty water are present.

[edit] Spring of Culture

I've put a link to the Spring of Culture festival that's running during March 2006. The link needs to be removed at the end of the month when the festival ends. 82.194.62.22 08:22, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

I removed it because I thought it was broken, but actually it works fine in explorer (I'm using firefox). Yes, I'll try to remember. Thanks. El_C 08:30, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mishmahig

I see no reason to refer to the name Mishmahig at the start of this article. Since independence in 1973 Bahrain has had two names: State of Bahrain (1973-2002); Kingdom of Bahrain (2002-). The term Mishmahig has never been used to describe the sovereign state to which this article refers.

It should be noted that in Bahrain's history it has been referred to with numerous names: Dilmun, Tylos, Awal and according to irredentist Persians, Mishmahig. It is one former term among many.

I would also advise removing the redirection from Mishmahig to Bahrain that currently operates as they do not refer to the same concept.

Deep Blue Sea 12:31, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] copyright violation

Please note: I have deleted the first 2 paragraphs from "Culture" after it sounded too much like a travaler-guide to me. I've Googled some sentences from it and found this, with a copyright note from Lonely Planet.The second paragraph wasn't all copied out from the LP, but the few words that were original weren't much (a bit from a sentence about spoken languages, which should be in Demographics if anywhere), so I've deleted them as well. Havelock 18:34, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Adding new man-made islands onto the coastline of Bahrain?

I saw a TV program (in early 2006) that referred to the creation of numerous large islands along the coastline of Bahrain since 1999. Some interesting shapes (like a palm tree, about a mile in length, with hundreds of luxury building sites) were being created by massive dredging and filling. I'm surprized not seeing anything about this project in the current Wikipedia article, except for one vague sentence, Construction proceeds on several major industrial projects. It would be interesting to see a map (or better yet, aerial photos) of major new development, and a factual description of the huge project.

While searching, I found some info ... shares in the Amwaj Islands Project, northeast of Muharraq, have been sold to the public... The BD378 million ($1 billion) tourism project is being developed by Amwaj Property Development Company and promoted by Ossis Property Developers... -- but that is a much smaller development project than the one shown in the TV program. Several other projects such as Durrat Al-Bahrain, in the southeast, are mentioned here: [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]. Those are similar projects, but not as large as the one featured in the one-hour TV program that described the engineering, environmental, and economic factors of the huge, ongoing project to be completed in 2006. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.231.242.11 (talk • contribs).

Actually, there is an article about Amwaj Islands. ~MK~ (talk) 02:08, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Adding Amwaj Islands as a link under Places in Bahrain on the Bahrain page.

Shijaz 04:14, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

See Dubai and the Palm Islands of Jumeira?

[edit] Motto/Anthem

According to the article on Bahrainona, that's the former national anthem, not the motto. Could someone who knows more about the subject correct this, so that the actual current anthem is listed, and if possible the motto? Pruneau 11:05, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Education !!

College of Health Sciences (Ministry of Health) in bahrain does not train physicians as its stated in the article. the Arabian Gulf University does.

yea this info. is correct

[edit] Space image

the space image of bahrain should be tilted to the right 90".. in this one north is on the left..

Whoever noticed this is correct. The pointy end of the main island should be at the bottom. However, when I downloaded the current image to my own computer and rotated it 90 degrees clockwise, it still doesn't come out right. To get it aligned with N at the top I had to go to a 118 degree rotation -- which makes the overall NASA photo end up looking like a lopsided diamond. Someone out there able to solve this? Catawba 22:28, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deleting external link without explanation

I don't understand why the external link added by Trentono on 10 August was reverted without explanation by Pentaholmes later the same day. I followed the link and it appears to be legitimate and germane. Is there a Wikipedia policy that explains why this happened? Catawba 21:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Jumping the gun on the UNGA presidency

Actually, Sheikha Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa from Bahrain will be the President of the 61st United Nations General Assembly when it opens on September 12, 2006. --Catawba 03:09, 27 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Smallest Arab nation?

"Bahrain [...] is a borderless island nation [...]. It is also the least populous country in mainland Asia (but not of Asia overall, because Maldives and Brunei are smaller)." If it's an island then it isn't part of mainland Asia. Richard Pinch 11:39, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] BAHREIN DURING WORLD WAR II

The oil refineries of Manamah (Bahrein) were attacked (October 18, 1940) by 3 bombers "Marsupiali" of the Royal Italian Air Force. The bombers came from Rhodos. After the attack the Italian planes reached Zula (Eritrea). The attack surprised the British.

[edit] Proposed WikiProject

In my ongoing efforts to try to include every country on the planet included in the scope of a WikiProject, I have proposed a new project on Western Asia at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals#Western Asia whose scope would include Bahrain. Any interested parties are more than welcome to add their names there, so we can see if there is enough interest to start such a project. Thank you for your attention. Badbilltucker 16:47, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Map?

With all the reclaimation projects, Bahrain has completely changes in geography. Could someone upload an uptodate map that shows all these additions? Also, could someone get some pics??

--WoodElf 05:31, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Administrative Divisions/Cities, Towns and Villages

I'd like comments on whether we need to have the sections "Administrative Divisions" & "Cities, Towns and Villages". There's already a Governorates of Bahrain page and a List of cities in Bahrain page, which includes the relevant information. Is this information of such importance that it should be included on the Bahrain page also? Any views?

One man and his dog 19:55, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

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