Qal'at al-Bahrain is a typical tell - an artificial mound created ... qal'a (fort). The site was the capital of the Dilmun, one of the most important ancient civilizations of the region. It contains ...

It was a blazing November afternoon in Muharraq, the former capital of Bahrain. Cardamom and clove ... glimpse into the country’s past and the city’s well preserved architecture.