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Al Manamah , town (1991 pop. 127,578), capital, commercial center, and largest city of Bahrain , on the Persian Gulf. It has oil refineries and light industries and is a free port. The National Museum and a Qur'an museum are in the town, and the command of the U.S. Fifth Fleet is based there. A causeway links the town with the island of Al Muharraq.

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Manama (Al-Manamah) Capital of Bahrain, on the n coast of Bahrain Island, in the Persian Gulf. It was made a free port in 1958, and a deepwater harbour was built in 1962. It is the country's principal port and commercial centre. Industries: oil refining, banking, boatbuilding. Pop. (2002) 148,000.

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Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 3/26/2002; 62 words ; ...Congress of Islamic Banks that took place mid-November 2001 in Manamah, Bahrain. The congress, initiated by the Ministry of Finance...of the Prime Minister of Bahrain, Sheikh Khalifa bin Sulayman al-Khalifa, was held at the International Congress Center of the... Read more

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