The fort and the tell Qal'at al-Bahrain is built on, are located on the Bahrain island, on the northern seashore. On a clear day it is also seen from Saar. It stands like a "sentinel" near Manama, the capital of Bahrain; it is 6 km (4 mi) … 展开

Qal`at al-Bahrain is a typical tell – an artificial mound created by many successive layers of human occupation. The strata spreads over a 180,000 sq ft (16,723 m ) area, which encompasses the tell. This testifies to a continuous human presence from about … 展开

Metal artifacts found in the tell were limited to copper pieces, fishing tools and a socketed spearhead; a workshop of 525 m (1,722 ft) size was also … 展开

The archaeological findings, which are unearthed in the fort, reveal much about the history of the country. The area is thought to have been … 展开

The excavations of the tel have revealed a small settlement, the only one of that period in eastern Arabia, on its northern side. It has been inferred … 展开

• List of archaeological sites in Bahrain
• Cities of the ancient Near East
• Tell Dehaila 展开

• Lombard, Pierre. "Qal’at al-Bahrain, Ancient Capital and Harbour of Dilmun. The Site Museum." (2016).
• Lombard, P. 1986. Iron Age Dilmun. A reconsideration of City IV … 展开