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Bahrain
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Bahrain Fort

The Qal'at al-Bahrain, also known as the Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, is an archaeological site located in . Archaeological excavations carried out since 1954 have unearthed antiquities from an artificial mound of 12 m height containing seven stratified layers, created by various occupants from 2300 BC up to the 18th century, including Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: archaeological site in Bahrain
  • Also known as: “Fort of Bahrain”, “Qal’at al Bahrain”, and “Qal’at al-Bahrain”
  • Historically known as: “Portugal Fort” and “Portuguese Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include International Hospital of Bahrain and Bahrain Mall.

Hospital
Photo: Theihb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a private hospital in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Established in 1978 and located in , off the highway, it was the second private medical center in the country after the American Mission Hospital. is situated 1½ km south of Bahrain Fort.

Shopping center
The is a multistorey situated in , city of the Kingdom of . The mall features 1,600 parking spaces. The complex covers 70,000 square metres and attracts about 480,000 visitors per month. is situated 2 km east of Bahrain Fort.

Shopping center
Photo: Jpbowen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the second largest in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Managed by Seef Properties, the mall is located in the district of the capital city, . It attracts an average of 25,000 visitors a day. is situated 1½ km east of Bahrain Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Karbabad and Jid Al-Haj.

Village
is a situated in the northern part of the Kingdom of Bahrain, along the northern coastline bordering the . The village is famously known for being close to the location of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Qal'at al-Bahrain.

Village
is one of the smallest villages of .

Suburb
is a commercial district in , the capital city of .

Bahrain Fort

Latitude
26.23334° or 26° 14′ north
Longitude
50.52021° or 50° 31′ 13″ east
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
7HRG6GMC+83
Open­Street­Map ID
way 89370342
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6942066
Wiki­data ID
Q740104
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Bahrain Fort” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة البحرين”
  • Arabic: “قلعه البحرين”
  • Armenian: “Քալաթ ալ Բահրեյն”
  • Basque: “Qalat al-Bahrain”
  • Belarusian: “Калат-аль-Бахрэйн”
  • Bengali: “কাল’আত আল-বাহরাইন”
  • Bengali: “কাল’আত আল-বাহরিন”
  • Bulgarian: “Бахрейнска крепост”
  • Bulgarian: “Бахрейнската крепост”
  • Bulgarian: “Калат ал Бахрейн”
  • Catalan: “Qal’at al-Bahrain”
  • Cebuano: “Qal’at al-Bahrain”
  • Chinese: “巴林堡”
  • Croatian: “Qal’at al-Bahrain”
  • Croatian: “Utvrda Bahrein”
  • Czech: “Qal’at al-Bahrain”
  • Czech: “Qal’at al–Bahrain”
  • Dutch: “Qal’at al-Bahrain”
  • Dutch: “Qal’at al-Bahrein”
  • Finnish: “Qal’at al-Bahrain”
  • French: “Qal’at al-Bahrain”
  • French: “Qal’at al-Bahreïn”
  • French: “Qalaat al Bahrain”
  • Georgian: “კალათ ალ ბაჰრეინი”
  • Georgian: “კალათ-ალ-ბაჰრეინი”
  • Georgian: “ქალათ-ალ-ბაჰრეინი”
  • German: “Fort von Bahrain”
  • German: “Qal’at al-Bahrain”
  • German: “Qalʿat al-Bahrain”
  • Greek: “Καλάτ αλ Μπαχρέιν”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת בחריין”
  • Hindi: “क़लात अल-बहरीन”
  • Indonesian: “Qal`at al-Bahrain”
  • Italian: “Qal’at al-Bahrain”
  • Japanese: “カルアト・アル＝バフレーン - 古代の港とディルムンの首都”
  • Japanese: “バーレーン要塞”
  • Kazakh: “Калат-аль-Бахрейн”
  • Korean: “바레인 요새”
  • Latvian: “Kalat el Bahreina”
  • Lithuanian: “Kalat al Bahreinas”
  • Macedonian: “Бахреинска тврдина”
  • Macedonian: “Бахреинско кале”
  • Malay: “Kubu Bahrain”
  • Maltese: “Qal’at al-Bahrain”
  • Mongolian: “Калат ал-Бахрейн”
  • Mongolian: “Калат аль-Бахрейн”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Qal’at al-Bahrain”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Qal’at al-Bahrain”
  • Norwegian: “Qal’at al-Bahrain”
  • Persian: “قلعه بحرین”
  • Persian: “قلعهٔ بحرین”
  • Polish: “Kalat al-Bahrajn”
  • Portuguese: “Forte do Barém”
  • Portuguese: “Qal at al Bahrain”
  • Portuguese: “Qal at al Barém”
  • Russian: “Калат-аль-Бахрейн”
  • Serbian: “Калат ел Бахреин”
  • Serbian: “Калат ел-Бахреин”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Bahreinska tvrđava”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Qal’at al-Bahrain”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Utvrda Bahrein”
  • Slovak: “Kal’a al-Bahrajn”
  • Slovak: “Kal’a al–Bahrajn”
  • Spanish: “Qal’at al Bahrain”
  • Spanish: “Qal’at al-Bahrain”
  • Swedish: “Qal’at al-Bahrain”
  • Tamil: “கல்ஆ அல்-பகுறைன்”
  • Turkish: “Bahreyn Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Калат-аль-Бахрейн”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ بحرین”
  • Vietnamese: “Qal’at al-Bahrain”

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