Barbar Temple

The Barbar Temple is an archaeological site located in the village of , Bahrain, considered to be part of the Dilmun culture. The most recent of the three Barbar temples was rediscovered by a Danish archaeological team in 1954.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bahrain Fort and Ain Umm Sujoor.

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The Qal'at al-Bahrain, also known as the 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… is situated 3½ km east of Barbar Temple.

Archaeological site
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The is an archaeological site located in the village of , . Believed to have been built during the 3rd millennium BC, the site consists of an oval hollow, approximately 60x30 meters, with two wells, several rooms and ovens. is situated 1½ km west of Barbar Temple.

Archaeological site
The is located on the side of Budaiya Highway, in the village of in . No concrete evidence has been found to determine which god the temple was dedicated for. is situated 1½ km southwest of Barbar Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jid Al-Haj and Maqabah.

Village
is one of the smallest villages of .

Village
is a village in . It is 10 km away from the capital .

Village
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is one of the oldest and smallest of . It neighbors highway and the village of Duraz to the north, Saar and Magaba highway to the east, the villages of and Al Garya to the west, and the village of Saar to the south. is situated 2½ km south of Barbar Temple.

Barbar Temple

Latitude
26.22616° or 26° 13′ 34″ north
Longitude
50.48416° or 50° 29′ 3″ east
Open location code
7HRG6FGM+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 174275472
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q807317
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Barbar Temple” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد باربار”
  • Arabic: “معبدباربار”
  • Catalan: “Temple de Barbar”
  • Chinese: “巴巴神殿”
  • French: “Barbar Temple”
  • French: “Temple Barbar”
  • French: “temple de Barbar”
  • French: “Temple de Barbar”
  • German: “Barbar-Tempel”
  • Greek: “Ναός Μπάρμπαρ”
  • Greek: “Ναός του Μπάρμπαρ”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש ברבר”
  • Hungarian: “barbár templom”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Barbar”
  • Japanese: “バールバール神殿”
  • Malayalam: “barbar temple”
  • Persian: “پرستشگاه باربار”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Barbar”
  • Swedish: “Templet i Barbar”

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