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People Travelling to Manama

Manama, Bahrain’s capital is modern, dominated by a Manhattan-style skyline.

The souk lies in the centre of the old town, near the archway of Bab al-Bahrain and, although much of the surrounding area is modern, the street layout and division of occupations still follows traditional lines.

Tours to historic sights operate daily. They include the renovated home of a pearl merchant, the old Portuguese forts and the excavations at Saar where visitors can actually walk around the 4000 year-old town.

In establishing the island as the regional trading centre of the Gulf, the people of Bahrain were no strangers to playing hosts to foreigners. The tradition continues and today visitors quickly discover that the Bahrainis are a generous, open and gregarious people with a warm welcome for foreigners.