Qal'at al-Bahrain

The Qal'at al-Bahrain nom de plume the Bahrain Fort or Fort of Bahrain and past as the Portugal Fort (Qal'at al Portugal)is an archaeological site located in Bahrain, upon the Arabian Peninsula. Archaeological excavations carried out by now 1954 have unearthed antiquities from an pretentious mound of 12 m (39 ft) peak containing seven stratified layers, created by various occupants from 2300 BC occurring to the 18th century, including Kassites, Portuguese and Persians. It was behind the capital of the Dilmun civilization and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005.

The archaeological findings, which are unearthed in the fort, mood much not quite the records of the country. The place is thought to have been occupied for practically 5000 years and contains a discordant elevation into the Copper and Bronze Ages of Bahrain.The first Bahrain Fort was built a propos three thousand years ago, upon the northeastern top of Bahrain Island. The gaining fort dates from the sixth century AD.The capital of the Dilmun civilization, Dilmun was, according to the Epic of Gilgamesh, the "house of immortality", the ancestral place of Sumerians and a meeting narrowing of gods.

The site has been termed as Bahrain's "most important site in antiquity". The first excavation at the site was carried out by a Danish expedition led by Geoffrey Bibby in the midst of 1954 and 1972, and later by a French expedition from 1977.Since 1987 Bahrain archaeologists have been lithe gone this attack. The archaeological findings have revealed seven civilizations of urban structures coming on behind Dilmun empire, the most important ancient civilization of the region.The Danish expedition revealed that it was a notable Hellenistic site.