Pearl and Gemstone Laboratory

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Pearl and Gemstone Laboratory

The Pearl & Gemstone Testing Laboratory of Bahrain (established in 1990) was the first Laboratory of its kind to be set up in the Middle East, developing a positive reputation within the Middle East and beyond. In 2017, at the instigation of HRH...

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Pearling Trail

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Pearling Trail

Another testimony to the importance of pearls and pearling to Bahrain was the creation of the ‘Pearling Trail’ on the Bahraini island of Muharraq. The Trail, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on June 30, 2012, is 3.5 km long and was used...

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Pearl Diving

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Pearl Diving

Up until 1932 diving for pearls was the main resource of income in Bahrain. The pearling journey typically took three or four months, usually starting in June and ending in October every year. The number of pearling ships which sailed to the pearl beds...

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Famous Pearls

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Famous Pearls

Bahrain’s pearls were, and remain to this day, internationally famous for their brilliance, purity and beauty. Pearls were classified according to size, shape, colour and lustre. It is thought that the purity and beauty of the finest Bahraini pearls...

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Ancient Bahrain

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Ancient Bahrain

Bahrain (the Arabian Gulf’s magical Island Kingdom and a true Garden of Eden) is the world’s premier location for natural pearls and is steeped in pearling history. Virtually every ancient author when describing the islands of Bahrain mentions the...

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