With a name meaning Two Seas it is little wonder that Bahrain, an archipelago of 33 islands in the Gulf, defines itself in relation to the water that surrounds its shallow shores.

Those shallows once harboured a precious trade in pearls; now the same shallows are being reclaimed for ambitious, high profile developments, such as the twin 50-storey towers of Bahrains World Trade Centre and the 2,787,000 sq m (30,000,000 sq ft) horseshoe of man-made islands at the southern tip of the country.

In the middle of Bahrain, not far from where the Formula 1 racetrack now draws the crowds, is the point where in 1932 the Arab world first struck gold - black gold, that is - and oil has been the mainstay of the country ever since. As visitors travel the modest length of Bahrain, visiting the ancient burial mounds, forts, craft markets and potteries, they will run into many reminders of this momentous discovery, not least in the relaxed affluence of Bahrains multicultural residents.

Bahrain Public holiday

16/12 National Day (two days)
01/01 New Year's Day
15/02 Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet)
30/08 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
06/11 Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)
26/11 Al-Hijrah (Islamic New Year)
05/12 Ashoura
16/12 National Day (two days)
01/01 New Year's Day
04/02 Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet)
19/08 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
26/10 Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)
15/11 Al-Hijrah (Islamic New Year)
24/11 Ashoura
16/12 National Day (two days)

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