The 18th century German explorer Carsten Niebuhr visited Failaka Island in 1765 and found that most of the inhabitants were Baharna and whom worked as pearl divers.
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The Baharna in Kuwait (Arabic: البحارنة في الكويت) migrated from their home country of Bahrain to Kuwait in the 18th century.
Unlike other districts in the Manama Souq, Fareeq el-Fadhel used to be inhabited by Omanis, Indians (especially the Buhra) and Jewish families, alongside its native inhabitants, the Baharna.