Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy
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Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bahrain that preserves the historic urban, coastal, and maritime landscape associated with the country’s once-flourishing pearl trade.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| historic pearling industry of Bahrain | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gulf pearling economy
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Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
historic pearling industry of Bahrain
traditional pearl diving ⓘ |
| bufferZoneType | urban and marine buffer zones ⓘ |
| conservationChallenges |
environmental impacts on marine areas
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urban development pressure ⓘ |
| country | Bahrain ⓘ |
| governedBy | Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities ⓘ |
| hasConservationPlan | management plan approved by UNESCO ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| includes |
coastal sites
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historic urban properties in Muharraq ⓘ offshore oyster beds ⓘ pearling merchants’ houses ⓘ pearling-related public buildings ⓘ pearling-related religious buildings ⓘ pearling-related seafront facilities ⓘ pearling-related warehouses ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia
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Middle East ⓘ Muharraq Governorate ⓘ
surface form:
Muharraq
Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOfNomination | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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surface form:
World Heritage List
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| periodOfSignificance |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| protects |
historic urban fabric of Muharraq related to pearling
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maritime routes and oyster beds used for pearling ⓘ traditional coastal landscape of Bahrain ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| region |
Arab world
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surface form:
Arab States
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| relatedTo | Intangible Cultural Heritage of pearl diving traditions in the Gulf ⓘ |
| represents | last remaining complete example of the cultural tradition of pearling in the Gulf ⓘ |
| significance |
illustrates social and economic system based on pearling
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testimony to Bahrain’s pearling-based island economy before the discovery of oil ⓘ |
| theme |
economic history
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maritime heritage ⓘ urban heritage ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
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heritage tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
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(v) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1364 ⓘ |
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