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It was a fun experience to have with some friends. I honestly liked going here than to city center more because I felt like there was an actual goal at hand rather than just "looking at prices" Good experience with friends but definitely a 1 time thing.
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Date of experience: May 2019
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Photo with my amazing tourists in Qal’at Al Bahrain & old Dilmun city BC 2800, its the oldest city in the region. also known as the Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, is an archaeological site located in Bahrain. Archaeological excavations carried out since 1954 have unearthed antiquities from an artificial mound of 12 m (39 ft) height containing seven stratified layers, created by various occupants from 2300 BC up to the 18th century, including Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians. It was once the capital of the Dilmun civilization and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. …
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Date of experience: March 2020
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A castle of 5000 years of history, interesting how many eras it faced, got occupied by the Portuguese and then Islamic era, each era left a unique touch in it, must see if you are visiting Bahrain
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Date of experience: March 2020
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Taxi driver hired from souq took us here - free entry and so interesting . Really informative , well laid out and would definitely recommend a visit to this place
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Date of experience: February 2020
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Fort is excellent, especially for free and especially if you pickup the free audio guide from the museum on the way. Museum however is overpriced at 2BD, it’s very small and really the Fort and audio guide provides enough info for all but the budding archeologists. Short audio tour is 30-45min, long is 90min. I choose to hear extra bits of interest and all up spent 2hrs walking around. The Cafe also I thought overpriced. But Fort is excellent and easily accessible by X2 bus from Manama.…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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