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The Baharna (Arabic: بحارنةBaḥārnah} are the indigenous inhabitants of the villages and some of the coastal shores of the archipelago of Bahrain and the cities of Qatif and Al-Hasa on the Arabian Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia (see historical region of Bahrain). They are Arabs, descending from Arab tribes, speaking their own dialect known as "Bahrani". They are overwhelmingly adherents of the Twelver Shia sect of Islam. Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ... Qatif (Arabic: القطيف al-QaTiif) is a historic coastal city and oasis located on the western shore of the Arabian/Persian Gulf in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, some 13km north of the port city of Dammam and southwest of major oil port Ras Tanura. ... Ash Sharqiyah, known as Eastern Province is the largest province of Saudi Arabia, located in the east of the country on the coasts of the Persian Gulf, and has borders with Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen. ... This Article is written and gathered by Pejman Azadi The historical name of the Persian Gulf is a familiar name for all the countries in the world, particularly the countries of Middle East. ... Bahrain (Arabic: ‎ ) is a historical region in eastern Arabia that was known as the Province of Bahrain (Arabic: ‎ ) during the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب) are a heterogeneous ethnic group who are predominantly speakers of the Arabic language, mainly found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... Baharna Arabic is a dialect of the Arabic language spoken by the Baharna Shia of Bahrain and the Saudi Eastern Province, and also in Oman. ... Twelvers or the Ithna Asharia (Arabic اثنا عشرية) are members of the group of Shia Islam who believe in twelve Imams. ...


Before the advent of the oil industry, the people of this region mostly engaged in agriculture, including the cultivation of date palms, fishing, and pearl diving, as well as a host of other cottage industries, such as basket weaving and pottery. Unlike their Bedouin neighbors, the people of this region led a settled lifestyle, as they had access to abundant freshwater springs and long coastal lines, rich with fish, shrimp, and oysters. The pearling industry involved a variety of other business activities, such as ship building (with distinctive styles of dhows) and trade with Africa, Iran, the Indian subcontinent, some parts of Indochina, and Indonesia. Binomial name Phoenix dactylifera L. The Date Palm Phoenix dactylifera is a palm, extensively cultivated for its edible fruit. ... Fishing is NOT a sport. ... Pearl hunting refers to a now largely obsolete method of retreiving pearls from oysters. ... A Bedouin man resting on a hillside at Mount Sinai Bedouin, derived from the Arabic (‎), a generic name for a desert-dweller, is a term generally applied to Arab nomadic pastoralist groups, who are found throughout most of the desert belt extending from the Atlantic coast of the Sahara via... The settlers culture is formed by people who take up residence on land and cultivate it, as opposed to nomads. ... A natural spring on Mackinac Island in Michigan. ... Pearling refers to the practice of permanently inserting small beads made of various materials beneath the skin of the shaft of the penis. ... A Dhow near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. ...


The Baharna produced many well-known religious scholars, including Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsai (1753 - 1826) (founder of the Shaikhí school), Maitham al-Bahrani (1238 - 1299) and Yusuf al-Bahrani (1695 - 1722) (one of the foremost Akhbari scholars). Many religious scholars migrated to Iran after the Bahrain islands were conquered by the Safavids in 1602. Many students and scholars settled, and still do today, in centers of Shi'ite scholarship, especially Najaf, Karbala, and Qom. Insignificant numbers have settled in relatively remote areas, such as Zanzibar[1], [2]. Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsai (1753 - 1826), better known as Shaykh Ahmad, was the founder of a 19th century Shia religious movement in the Persian and Ottoman empires, whose followers were known as Shaykhis. ... Akhbaris are Twelver Shia Muslims who favor hadith over fatwas when trying to determine what the Sunnah says about any specific topic. ... The Safavid Empire at its 1512 borders. ... Najaf (Arabic: ) is a city in Iraq, about 160 km south of Baghdad, located at 31. ... Shrine of Karbala Karbala (Arabic: ‎; BGN: Karbalā’; also spelled Kerbala, Kerbela, Karbila) is a city in Iraq, located about 100 km southwest of Baghdad at 32. ... Qom is famous for the shrine of Hazrat Masoumeh, first built in the late 8th century. ... Motto: Uhuru na Umoja (Swahili: Freedom and Unity) Anthem: Mungu ibariki Afrika (God Bless Africa) Capital (and largest city) Stone Town English Government Republic  - President Amani Abeid Karume  - Prime Minister Shamsi Vuai Nahodha Independence From the United Kingdom   - Tanganyika December 9, 1961   - Zanzibar December 19, 1963   - Merge April 26, 1964...


The singular term "al-Bahrani" and the plural term "al-Baharna" are also used as family names by individuals who have Baharna ancestry, such as the Iraqi art historian Dr Zainab Bahrani. Zainab Bahrani is Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology at Columbia University. ...


Historically Baharna towns and villages

Jidhafs (Arabic: جدحفص) is an area in the Kingdom of Bahrain. ... Diraz (Arabic: الدراز) is a village on the north east coast of Bahrain. ... Abu Saiba is a village in the north of Bahrain. ... Aali Burial Mounds Aali (Arabic: عالي) is a place in Bahrain, a small island country in the Arabian Gulf. ... Hamala (Arabic: الهملة) is a place in Bahrain, an island country in the Persian Gulf. ... Khamis is a place located between Salmaniya and Isa town in the island kingdom of Bahrain. ... Saar is a small residential place in the island-kingdom of Bahrain in the Middle East. ... Categories: Middle East geography stubs ... Bilad Al Qadeem is a town in Bahrain. ... Zinj (Arabic: الزنج) is a new suburb of Manama city in Bahrain, comprised of spacious villas many overlooking the sea front and the Tubli Bay. ... naim is a minimalist messaging and chat program written by Daniel Reed which supports the protocols AIM, ICQ, IRC, and lily (CMC). ... Qatif (Arabic: القطيف al-QaTiif) is a historic coastal city and oasis located on the western shore of the Arabian/Persian Gulf in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, some 13km north of the port city of Dammam and southwest of major oil port Ras Tanura. ... Hofuf (Arabic: الهفوف) is a common name for the major city also called Al-Hasa or Hassa in the Al-Hasa oasis in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. ... Ash Sharqiyah, known as Eastern Province is the largest province of Saudi Arabia, located in the east of the country on the coasts of the Persian Gulf, and has borders with Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen. ...

See also

Baharna Arabic is a dialect of the Arabic language spoken by the Baharna Shia of Bahrain and the Saudi Eastern Province, and also in Oman. ... Bahrain (Arabic: ‎ ) is a historical region in eastern Arabia that was known as the Province of Bahrain (Arabic: ‎ ) during the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates. ... // The Dilmun Era The history of Bahrain goes back more than five thousand years to its role as the centre of the ancient civilisation of Dilmun, which dominated the trade routes between Sumeria and the Indus Valley. ... The Huwala (also spelled howala, howila, huwalah) (Arabic: الهولة) meaning those that have changed are the descendants of Sunni Arabs who originally migrated from the eastern shore of the Persian Gulf to Iran (Persia), and since the eighteenth century have migrated back to the Arabian peninsular and now make up a... Ajam (عجم) in Arabic literally means one who is illiterate in a language or mute, and can refer to non-Arabs in general, or specifically Persians. ...

External link

  • The 1922 Baharna uprising in Bahrain


 
 

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