All posts tagged Dhows

Dhow building Yard

Shipbuilding is one of the ancient traditional crafts on the Island, embodying the significance of the sea in the life of the people of Bahrain and of the other inhabitants of the Arabian Gulf region. The skilled Bahraini shipbuilders have to form the shapes of the dhows from the techniques that they have inherited from [...]

The Manama Harbour

Manama Harbour has managed to remain deeply engraved in the hearts of the local Bahraini community. Being once the only gateway to the outside world, and the centre for traders and merchants. Twenty years after business moved to Mina Salman, the Bahrain Financial Harbour Development is revitalising the once bustling old harbour. The new harbour [...]