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Both countries share a common history, having both been British protectorates since the 19th century. After the announcement of British withdrawing from east of Suez, the seven emirates that currently make up the UAE, Qatar and Bahrain engaged in negotiations to form an independent political union. [2]
The Bahrain National Museum has a collection of artifacts from the Kingdom's history dating back to the island's first human inhabitation 5000 years ago. Beit Al Qur'an , one of the island's most distinctive pieces of architecture, is home to a rare collection of Islamic manuscripts, prints and books.
Bahrain is the dual form of Arabic word Bahr (meaning literally "sea"), so al-Bahrayn originally means literally "the two seas".However, the name has been lexicalised as a feminine proper noun and does not follow the grammatical rules for duals; thus its form is always Bahrayn and never Bahrān, the expected nominative form.
Since the late 20th century, Bahrain has heavily invested in the banking and tourism sectors. [26] The country's capital, Manama, is home to many large financial structures. The UAE and Bahrain have a high Human Development Index (ranking 31 and 42 worldwide respectively in 2019) and was recognised by the World Bank as high income economies.
The island nation of Bahrain lies off the east coast of the peninsula. Six countries, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Oman form the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), also known as the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia covers the greater part of the peninsula.
Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates formalised ties with Israel on Sept. 15, in a U.S.-sponsored deal billed by the Gulf countries as being made possible by Israel's shelving of a plan to annex ...
Tourism in the United Arab Emirates is an important part of the Emirati economy. In 2023, the tourism sector employed 809,300 people [ 1 ] and contributed 220 billion dirham to the national gross domestic product (GDP), accounting for 12% of it. [ 2 ]
United Arab Emirates: See Bahrain–United Arab Emirates relations. Bahrain has an embassy in Abu Dhabi. United Arab Emirates has an embassy in Manama. Bahrain's Prince Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa married Dubai's Shaikha bint Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum, a daughter of the Emir of Dubai, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on 28 September 2009.