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The traditional jewelry also speaks volumes about the intricate designs that the people of Bahrain can come up with. Khaleeji is a style of Arab folk music from the Arabian Gulf area, played in Bahrain with polyrhythms. The style is strongly influenced by the music of Africa. The Bahraini pearl diving tradition is known for the songs called ...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) intangible cultural heritage elements are the non-physical traditions and practices performed by a people. As part of a country's cultural heritage, they include celebrations, festivals, performances, oral traditions, music, and the making of handicrafts. [1]
An sociolinguistic feature of Bahrain is the existence of three distinct dialects: Bahrani Arabic (a dialect primarily spoken by Baharna in Shia villages and some parts of Manama), Sunni and Ajami Arabic. [2] In Bahrain, the Sunni muslims form a minority of the population, but the ruling family is Sunni. Therefore, the Arabic dialect ...
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.
The Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa house is an example of traditional architecture in Bahrain. A traditional Bahraini house was made up of a series of pavilions around a courtyard. Traditionally, houses had two courtyards (though sometimes only one); one would host the reception of men and the other would be for private living use.
Bahrain accepted the convention on May 28, 1991, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. It has three World Heritage Sites and a further six sites on the tentative list. [ 3 ] The first site listed was the Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun , in 2005, while the most recent one was the Dilmun ...
The origin of the Baharna is debated; [2] there are different theories regarding their origins. Several Western scholars believe the Baharna originate from Bahrain's ancient population and pre-Islamic population which consisted of partially-Christianized Arabs, [7] [8] Aramaic-speaking agriculturalists, [7] [9] [10] Persian Zoroastrians, and a small amount of Jews. [2]
Food and drink in Bahrain (2 C) L. Languages of Bahrain (2 C, 7 P) M. ... Pages in category "Culture of Bahrain" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 ...