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Bahrain Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures

Bahrain, officially known as the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country located in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, Bahrain is a small archipelago made up of Bahrain Island and some 30…

Khalifa ibn Zaid Al Nahayan

(Encyclopedia) Khalifa ibn Zaid Al Nahayan, 1948–, Emirati ruler. The son of Sheikh Zaid ibn Sultan Al Nahayan of Abu Dhabi, he was named crown prince and chairman of Abu Dhabi's defense department…

Bahrain

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Bahrain or Bahrein Bahrein both: bärānˈ, bə– [key], officially Kingdom of Bahrain,…

Kingdoms and Monarchs of the World

Top of Page Monarchies used to rule the world. From the beginning of all human society in Mesopotamia 4,000 years ago, to the end of the British Empire in the mid-20th century, kings and queens…

Longest-Reigning Living Monarchs

HM Queen Elizabeth II continues her reign at the top Though less common now than they once were, monarchs have had an important role in history since at least the 3000s B.C.E. These are the living…

Haftar, Khalifa

(Encyclopedia) Haftar, Khalifa, 1943–, Libyan military officer. He participated in the 1969 coup that brought Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi to power and then held a variety of posts in the military. In…

Sheik Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa Biography

Sheik Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa(Emir of Bahrain)Age: 65 leader of Bahrain since 1961 and an important Persian Gulf ally to Western nations. In recent years the emir, a Sunni Muslim, struggled…