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BAHRAIN 28-30 Mar 9-15 Apr 6-8 Jun Anchored 26-28 Apr 25-28 May W vy Chef Fenton %^ Bahrain was our primary port during cruise. It is the staging port for the Commander Joint Task Force, Middle East flagship, USS LASALLE (AGF 3). Bahrain is one of the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which includes Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. Meaning " two seas " in Arabic, Bahrain has been a major trading center since Alexander the Great first established a presence here. The Portuguese later fortified the area to protect their flourish- ing pearl trade. Modern day Bahrain has replaced Beirut as the major banking, business and diplomatic center in the Mideast. Over 450,000 people live on this island republic with one quar- ter of the population being " ex-patriates " from the U.S. anc Britain. Bahrain has the distinction of being the first GCC state to discover oil in 1931. The resources have since dried up, bu1 they produce huge revenues by refining all of Saudi Arabia ' s crude. The two sects of the Islamic religion, Sunni and Shiite are found here. ^ j:r L -\ IBI * .:^v-
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