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The Pearling Path is located in the Muharraq island, close to Bahrain's capital, Manama. It encompasses 330,000 square meters including oyster beds and buildings related to the 19th century pearl industry.
The Pearling Path se encuentra en la isla de Muharraq, cerca de la capital de Bahrein, Manama. Abarca 330.000 metros cuadrados que incluyen criaderos de ostras y edificios relacionados con la industria de las perlas del siglo XIX.
“Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy” is a serial nomination consisting of 15 property components: three vast oyster beds located in the northern territorial waters of Bahrain, one seashore site at the southern tip of Bahrain’s Muharraq Island, and nine clusters of historic buildings consisting of seventeen architectural structures ...
The traditional sea-use of harvesting pearls from oyster beds in the Persian Gulf shaped the island of Bahrain’s economy for millennia. As the best-known source of pearls since ancient times, the Gulf industry reached the apex of its prosperity at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries.
Tel: + 973 17 298 777. Fax: + 973 17 295 274. Email: pearlingpath@culture.gov.bh. www.pearlingpath.bh
The pearls are found in a species of oyster known as “pearl-forming oysters”. The trail was recently listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage site due to its prestigious cultural and natural value which the government is keen to preserve. Pearling (extracting pearls) in Bahrain used to contribute significantly to the economy.
Visitors sample traditional Bahraini fare in Saffron, a popular eatery in old Muharraq along the island’s 3½-kilometer urban trail called the Pearling Path.
