Bahrain History

Bahrain
History
Bahrain has not always been an island. Up until around 6000 BC, Bahrain was part of the Arabian Peninsula before it began drifting away, drawn by the forces of nature. It would not be until 1986 that modern technology would rejoin the island with the mainland by way of the 25-kilometre King Fahad Causeway link to Saudi Arabia but that, as they say, is another story.
Dilmun:
The earliest recorded reference to Bahrain dates back to the third millennium BC, when it was known as Dilmun. The significance of the Dilmun era is not yet to fully known on us, but ongoing excavation work continues to reveal breathtaking secrets of the period.Recent digs have proved the existence of a very organised lifestyle, with well ordered roads, proper houses, workshops and a central marketplace.
Bahrain has not always been an island. Up until around 6000 BC, Bahrain was part of the Arabian Peninsula before it began drifting away, drawn by the forces of nature. It would not be until 1986 that modern technology would rejoin the island with the mainland by way of the 25-kilometre King Fahad Causeway link to Saudi Arabia but that, as they say, is another story.
Dilmun:
The earliest recorded reference to Bahrain dates back to the third millennium BC, when it was known as Dilmun. The significance of the Dilmun era is not yet to fully known on us, but ongoing excavation work continues to reveal breathtaking secrets of the period.Recent digs have proved the existence of a very organised lifestyle, with well ordered roads, proper houses, workshops and a central marketplace.For a long period thereafter Bahrain remained isolated, forced to depend on its own resources. It would not be until the early first millennium that Bahrain would flourish again, as part of the Assyrian Empire. Bahrain became an important pearling and fishing port, but the high quality and abundance of pearls in its waters attracted some unwelcome attention.
Tylos:
By 600 BC,...