Bahrain Pearling Trail
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy | |
| Location | Bahrain |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iii) |
| Reference | 1364rev |
| Inscription | 2012 (36th Session) |
| Area | 35,086.81 ha (86,701.4 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 95,876.44 ha (236,915.8 acres) |
| Coordinates | 26°14′28.608″N 50°36′48.636″E / 26.24128000°N 50.61351000°E |
Bahrain Pearling Trail Location of Bahrain Pearling Trail in Bahrain Bahrain Pearling Trail Bahrain Pearling Trail (West and Central Asia) | |
The Bahrain Pearling Path (Arabic: مسار اللؤلؤ, romanized: Masār al-Luʼluʼ) is a serial cultural heritage site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on June 30, 2012. It consists of three oyster beds in the northern waters of Bahrain, a segment of the coast and the seafront Bu Mahir fort on the southern tip of Muharraq Island, and 17 buildings in historical section of Muharraq connected by a 3.5 km visitor pathway.
The site is Bahrain's second World Heritage Site after the Bahrain Fort. Though the site was inscribed under the label: "Pearling, testimony of an island economy" by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, the international media has consistently referred to it as the "Pearling Path". It qualifies as an open-air museum.