Friday, March 13, 2026

FOTW Bahrain

 Last month Heidi was in Bahrain to play in the Parabadmington World Championship. No wins, she said, but she loved the country and I loved this FOTW. It has been awhile since I received a new postcard from this collection.
 
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Barhain has an area of 778.3 km², a population of 1.425.171 and its capital is Manama.
Unique:
* Garden of Eden - it's thought by some to be the Garden of Eden due to Eden's suppoded resemblance to the ancient land of Dilmun, whic many scholars accept to be the area emcompassin Bahrain;
 Famous:  
* Bahrain World Trade Center - is the 1st skyscraper in the world to integrate wind turbines into its design. Each turbina is 29 meters in diameter and their capacity its 675 kw of wind power production;
History: 
* Haya Bint Rashid Al. Khalifa - was the first Middle Eastern woman to take over the role of United Nations General Assembly President;
* Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo - is the first Jewish person, and third woman, to be appointed ambassador of Bahrain. She's also the first Jewish ambassador of any Middle Eastern Arab countty.

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