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Towers of the 1st and 2nd fortresses, and to either side, Genoan style bastions built 1561 AD, at Qal'at al-Bahrain, or Bahrain Fort or Portuguese Fort, built 6th century AD, once the capital of the Dilmun Civilisation, near Manama in Bahrain. The site consists of a tell or artificial mound 12m high containing 7 layers of archaeological remains dating from 2300 BC to the 18th century, topped with a medieval fortress. There is evidence of Kassites, Greeks, Portuguese and Persians, with burial sites, fortifications and residential areas. Qal'at al-Bahrain is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen 
Unique Identifier AR9643792 
Type Image 
Purpose Public 
Size 7087px × 4582px 
Photo Credit Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY 
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6TH CENTURY AD
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
Archaeology
ARCHEOLOGICAL
archeology
Architecture
Bahrain
building
COLOR IMAGE
colour image
DAY
Defense
DEFENSIVE
EXCAVATED
EXCAVATION
Exterior
FORT
Fortress
Gulf
HERITAGE
History
HORIZONTAL
Island
Medieval
MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE
MIDDLE EAST
Middle Eastern
Outdoors
OUTSIDE
Persian Gulf
SITE
Tell
TOURISM
Tourist Attraction
Tower
Travel
UNESCO
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE