Al Alawi House, Muharraq, Bahrain

Room with wall recesses in the Al Alawi House, built in the 1930s by Mahmoud Muhammad al Alawi, a pearl supplies merchant, near the bay in Muharraq, Bahrain. The house is of 2 storeys with a central courtyard and functioning wind tower. Muharraq is a city on the Pearling Path and with a strong history of pearl diving and pearl trade, where 17 buildings form part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site celebrating the pearl trade. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Room with wall recesses in the Al Alawi House, built in the 1930s by Mahmoud Muhammad al Alawi, a pearl supplies merchant, near the bay in Muharraq, Bahrain. The house is of 2 storeys with a central courtyard and functioning wind tower. Muharraq is a city on the Pearling Path and with a strong history of pearl diving and pearl trade, where 17 buildings form part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site celebrating the pearl trade. Picture by Manuel Cohen