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Manama
Arabic:
'al-manāma
Capital of Bahrain with 150,000 inhabitants (2005 estimate), situated on the Persian Gulf, north on Bahrain Island.
The economic base for Bahrain is petroleum, oil refining, dhow building, fishing and pearl diving. Manama has an international airport on the island of Al Muharraq, to which it is connected with a causeway. The University of Bahrain was founded in 1986, and lies in Manama.
HISTORY
1958: Manama is declared free port.
1971: Manama becomes capital of independent Bahrain.
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