Asia · Jewish travel

Bahrain

Bahrain's Jewish community is small but historic and local.

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Places to explore

House of Ten Commandments — The Gulf's oldest and only operational indigenous synagogue; schedule a tour or Shabbat attendance in advance.

Bahrain Jewish Community — Indigenous community dating to the 1880s and member of the Association of Gulf Jewish Communities.

Bab Al Bahrain & Manama Souq — Historic commercial center where Jewish merchant families participated in city life.

Muharraq Pearling Path — UNESCO route through merchant houses and Bahrain's pearling history.

Qal'at al-Bahrain — UNESCO fort and archaeological tell west of Manama.

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