BAHRAIN

ART

• The Bahrain art society consisted of 34 artists.
• Most Bahraini artists were trained Cario and Baghdad the capital of Arabic world.
• The literature club in Arab world started in 1952.
• The art in Bahrain was a lot of pottery.

BUILDINGS

• Bahrain is a country that builds a lot of tall buildings.
• The 3 of the top buildings are below-
• Bahrain Financial Harbor (260 m (850 ft.)
• ERA Tower (245 m (804 ft.)
• Bahrain WTC (240 m (790 ft.)

CLIMATE

• Very hot summers and mild winters.
• April-October avg.=40C (afternoon)
• Can get up to 48C.
• Very high humidity and hot summers make the days hard.
• November-March avg.=10-20C (afternoon)

DRESS

• Most of them dress neatly.
• Both genders wear sandals.
• Men wear sport coats over there thobes.
• Women wear full length black robe with colorful dress underneath.
• Both genders wear head robes.

ECONOMY

• Have to use natural resources because of being an island.
• Rely on foreign trade and have a huge oil production.
• High youth unemployment rate puts government in major debt.
• Currency in bahrain is dinar.

FAMILY

• Extended family ties are strong in bahrain.
• The father is the "ruler" of the house.
• Children shall not disobey there FATHER.
• In bahrain they typically have larger families.

GORVENMENT

• Head of state= King Sheikh Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa.
• Bahrain changed from an emirate to a constitutional monarchy.
• The king appoints a prime minister as head of government.
• Al-Khalifa is an important family in bahrain.

HISTORY

• The Romans, Greeks, Portuguese, British, and others tried to conquer bahrain.
• Portuguese captured bahrain in 1521.
• British captured bahrain in 1800's.
• They gained independence in 1961.

INDUSTRY

• The industries there are very strong
• They have a lot of oil refineries.

JOBS

• 1. Piping supervisor
• 2. Tank supervisor
• 3. Rigging supervisor
• 4. Pipe fabricator
• 5. Welder

KNOWLEDGE

• It is divided into three levels.
• Lower secondary, secondary, and higher secondary.
• The children begin school at age six.
• The 10th grade is the mandatory all else is optional.

LANGUAGE

• Dzongkha is the official language in Bahrain
• Everyone in the country understands it and can speak the language.
• Dzongkha is written based on Choki.

MONEY

• Bhutan's currency is the ngultrum.
• 1 darin= 2.65 dollars us.

NATIONAL PRIDE

• Bahrainona is the national anthem.
• Feb. 14= Mawlid Al-Nabi
• July 29= Eid Al-Fitr
• July 30= Eid Al-Fitr (2nd Day)
• July 31= Eid Al-Fitr (3rd Day)

ORGANIZATIONS

• Political parties of bahrain-
• Islamist
• Secular
• Unlicensed
• Youth

POPULATION

• 30% is under 15 years old.
• Large cities have 100,000 residents.
• Small cities have 25,000 residents.

QUALITY OF LIFE

• Everyone lives a good life in bahrain
• There aren't a lot of arguments in bahrain.
• Not many wars go on in bahrain.

RELIGION

• Bhrain is mostly buddhists.
• Lamas happens at most events in bahrain.
• Religious practices are a daily routine.

SOCIAL STRUCTURE

• Bahrain has a good social class.
• They have lower social class also.
• Most people are in the higher social class.

TOPOGRAPHY

• There land is a flat island with a lot of people.
• Double the size of New Hampshire.
• Slightly smaller that Switzerland.

URBAN OR RURAL

• I think of bahrain as a rural.
• It is an island so it is away from everything else.
• A lot of flat land also.

VACATION

• Vacation in bahrain is limited.
• You can go to the beach because its an island.

WAYS OF EVERYDAY LIFE

• Young kids go to school everyday.
• Older people go to work everyday.
• Older people tend to work in industries for example oil refineries.

EXCITEMENT

• Bahrain has a lot of nice beaches there.
• Huge oil rigs are there.
• A lot of tourist areas to go around the cities.
• Bahrain is a place with multiple beautiful sites.

YUMMY!!!

• Bahrain is known for the rice.
• They eat a lot of chilies.
• Poor people typically eat corn.

ZOOLOGY

• They have multiple animals.
• A lot of species because they live by the beach.
• And a lot of biodiversity on the island.

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