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Overview

-Location

Bahrain is an island in the Persian Gulf. Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway. To the southeast is Qatar. -Area 711.9 sq km -Dialing code +973 -Area Code - -Emergency numbers Fire: 997 Police: 999 Ambulance: 998

-Population 708,573

-Languages Arabic is the official language, though, English is widely used especially in the business world. Persian is also spoken as is Hindi.

-Time zone 3 hours prior to GMT

Currency Bahraini Dinar

-Average January temperatures 17 ºCelsius -Average July temperatures 34 ºCelsius Annual Rainfall: 75 mm .....iv- Exchange Rates

1 EURO = 0.517777 BHD 1 BHD = 1.93133 EUR

1 POUND = 0.571326 BHD 1 BHD = 1.75031 GBP

1 DOLLAR = 0.376969 BHD 1 BHD = 2.65274 USD

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When to go

The best time to visit Bahrain is between November and March; when it’s not too hot. The summer months are not a good time to go to Bahrain as May-September is very hot and humid with the dry summer winds bringing sandstorms. Similarly, October-April is only just bearable.

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Public Holidays

1 January- New Year’s Day; 1 May-Labour Day: 16 December- National Day 17 December- Accession Day 1 Moharram- Islamic New Year – December * 10 Moharram- Day of Ashura - December * 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal- Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday – March * 27 Rajab- Isra and Miraj – July * 1 Shawwal- Eid-ul-Fitr – September * 10 Zulhijjah- Eid-ul-Adha – November * * - Dates for these festivals are moveable as they are in accordance with the lunar calendar.

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