Bahrainis
Pearl diving nation
Bahrainis are the people of Bahrain, a small island nation in the Persian Gulf.
The term functions as both noun and adjective: Bahrainis voted in parliamentary elections last month; Bahraini cuisine features lots of fish and rice.
The population is predominantly Arab and Muslim, with a significant Shia majority, though the ruling family is Sunni—a tension that has shaped the country's modern political history.
Harvesting oysters for gems
- dhowArab trading vessel
- souqTraditional Arab marketplace
- ArabicSemitic language family member
- datesCalendar numbers or courtship
palm trees · calligraphy · hookah · falafel · hummus · halwa · thobes · abayas
Status as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- identityWho someone is
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- expatriatesPeople living outside homeland
diaspora · demographics · nationals · residents · inhabitants · compatriots · population · allegiance
Bahraini capital city
- Persian GulfInlet between Iran and Arabia
- GCCGNU's compiler suite
- Formula OneTop-tier open-wheel racing
- oil reservesRecoverable underground crude accumulations
Islamic banking · desalination · reefs · trading hub · petroleum
pearl diving
Harvesting oysters for gems
dates · palm trees · calligraphy · hookah · falafel · hummus · halwa · thobes · abayas · Ashura
citizenship
Status as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- identityWho someone is
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
expatriates · diaspora · demographics · nationals · residents · inhabitants · compatriots · population · allegiance · native-born
Manama
Bahraini capital city
- Persian GulfInlet between Iran and Arabia
- GCCGNU's compiler suite
- Formula OneTop-tier open-wheel racing
oil reserves · Islamic banking · desalination · reefs · trading hub · petroleum
Sunni
Islam's largest branch adherent
Ashura · fatwa · clergy · sectarian · madrasas · Quran · minaret · imam