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unusual facts about Sar, Bahrain



9 Parachute Squadron RE

9 Independent Airborne Squadron RE accompanied the Division to Germany, returning to the UK in 1950, since when the squadron has served on active service in countries such as Egypt, Cyprus, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Aden, Radfan, Borneo, Rhodesia as well as six full tours and two spearhead tours of duty in Northern Ireland.

ALCO DL500B

The two Australian examples of this type of locomotive are the New South Wales Government Railways (NSWGR) 44 class No.s 4401 - 44100 (100 in class) and the South Australian Railways (SAR) 930 class.

Ali Adnan Kadhim

On December 3, 2012 at the age of 18, he announced his arrival on the international stage when he made his debut for the national side against Bahrain in Doha.

Assala Nasri

She was granted Bahraini citizenship by Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa a few days after she gave a performance in the operetta Love and Loyalty in celebration of Bahrain’s Independence Day.

Bahrain at the 2005 West Asian Games

Bahrain participated in the 3rd West Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar from 1 December 2005 to 10 December 2005.

Bahrain Centre for Human Rights

According to US embassy cables released by WikiLeaks the US ambassador to Bahrain, Adam Ereli, in 2010 noted that human rights organisations including Freedom House and Human Rights Watch relied too much on Rajab and the BCHR for their information on Bahrain.

Bahrain Grand Prix

However, in the 2006 season, Bahrain swapped places with the traditional opener, the Australian Grand Prix, which was pushed back to avoid a clash with the Commonwealth Games.

Bahrain national basketball team

In 2000, Bahrain club Al-Manama finished third in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the only time that a Bahrain club medaled at the championship.

Bahrain women's national football team

As a result, German coach Monika Staab was sent to Bahrain January 21, 2007 for a six month development program.

Carrier Air Wing Two

Port calls during the past three deployments have included stops in Sydney and Perth, Western Australia, Manama (Bahrain), Jebel Ali (United Arab Emirates), Singapore, Kelang (Malaysia), Hong Kong (China), Pusan (Korea), Yokosuka (Japan), and Hawaii.

Coast Guard Air Station Savannah

Air Station Savannah provides Search & Rescue(SAR) coverage 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for 450 miles of shoreline from the northern border of South Carolina to Melbourne, Florida, averaging more than 250 SAR cases a year.

Dusit Thani Group

Dusit International also announces its first step in China - Dusit Thani Sanya as well as other projects in the pipeline, including Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi, Dusit Residence West Bay Doha, Dusit Thani Dilmunia Bahrain, and Dusit Thani Jeddah.

Eirian Williams

He has since refereed many more Ranking finals including the Seniors Championship, Welsh Open Championship, Australian Goldfields Open, German Masters, UK Championship, Irish Masters, Wembley Masters, Malta Cup, China Masters, China Open, Thailand Open, British Open, Grand Prix, Bahrain Snooker Championship, World Open and four World Championship Finals at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield in 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2010.

Fareej Mushbir

It is also believed that, during the 1783 Bani Utbah invasion of Bahrain, the Mushbir canal was used by the Bani Utbah to capture the Persian-held Diwan Fort, then the administrative headquarters of Bahrain.

Gate Dancer

In June 1983, Gate Dancer won his two-year-old racing debut Ak-Sar-Ben Racetrack in Omaha, Nebraska.

Gregory Charvat

Charvat has authored or co-authored numerous journals, proceedings, magazine articles, and seminars on topics including applied electromagnetics, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), and phased array radar systems, radio frequency (RF) and analog design.

Gudea

Materials for his buildings and statues were brought from all parts of western Asia: cedar wood from the Amanus mountains, quarried stones from Lebanon, copper from northern Arabia, gold and precious stones from the desert between Canaan and Egypt, diorite from Magan (Oman), and timber from Dilmun (Bahrain).

Gulf Air Flight 771

Most of the dead were Pakistani nationals, many returning to jobs in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain after spending the Eid al Adha holiday with their families in Pakistan.

Others among the crew on board included British stewardess Sally Anne of Peterborough and Bahraini steward Hashim Sayed Abdullah.

Helicopter Flight Rescue System

One of the eariest SAR teams in Canada to adopt the commercial system was North Shore Rescue, and was eventually followed by other teams with high call volumes, and mountainous terrain such as Golden SAR, and Nelson SAR.

Hisham Abdulqader Abdulla

Hisham Abdulqader Abdulla, (born December 30, 1976 in Muharraq) is a Bahraini coach and a former professional volleyball player.

History of Khuzestan Province

In retaliation, Shapur II led an expedition through Bahrain, defeated the combined forces of the Arab tribes of Taghleb, Bakr bin Wael, and Abd Al-Qays and advanced temporarily into Yamama in central Najd.

Hong Kong-United Kingdom relations

In the UK, the Hong Kong SAR is represented through the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office at Grafton Street in London's Mayfair.

Kingdom University

Kingdom University is a private university that has been established in Riffa, Bahrain.

Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben

The organization supports financial need based scholarship programs, administers Nebraska's Pioneer Farm program, Good Neighbor Awards, and Ike Friedman Leadership Awards.

Luigi Romersa

He worked there for decades, traveling around the world, from the South Pole to Israel - during the Six-Day War - and Bahrain, where he covered the 1973 oil crisis.

Lupe

SAR-Lupe, a German military reconnaissance satellite system

Macao Special Administrative Region passport

According to the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China and the Explanations of some questions by the Standing Committee of the PRC National People's Congress concerning the implementation of the Nationality Law in the Macau SAR, any Macau SAR permanent resident holding Chinese nationality can apply for the Macau SAR passport.

Mariam Bukamal

April 2009 Presented a program in English about Sebastien Buemi of the Torro Rosso team, Formula One driver, and three-day live coverage of the Bahrain grand prix (Formula One).

Mohammad Baqir al-Fali

Sayed Mohammad Baqir Ahmad Abdul Aziz al-Fali (born 11 June 1948) is an Iranian Shia cleric and preacher from Bahraini origins.

Mohammed Haddad

Mohammed Haddad was born on October 2, 1975, in Muharraq, Bahrain, the second child of father Qassim Haddad and Mother Moza Al Shamlan, along with his elder sister Tufool Haddad and younger brother Mahyar Haddad.

Mohammed Khalid

In October 2003, when it was announced that Lebanese singer, Nancy Ajram, was to perform in Bahrain, Mr Khalid along with other Islamists in parliament put forward an emergency motion to ban her concert on the grounds of ‘immorality’.

Nada Haffadh

Haffadh studied Medicine in Egypt and at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland before returning to Bahrain to practise, working for the Health Ministry both as a doctor and in administration.

Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa

In September 2007, Nasser led the Bahrain National Endurance team in the European Open held at Portugal and came in 8th place in the individual race and the Bahrain team won a silver medal for coming in second place as a team.

National Search and Rescue Program

In 2005 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron at CFB Trenton re-equipped with the Griffon to replace its fleet of CH-149 Cormorants as a primary SAR helicopter for central Canada.

Nemir Kirdar

Nemir A. Kirdar is a Turkish descent Iraqi businessman and financier, he is the executive chairman & CEO of Investcorp, a private equity investment group operating out of New York, London and Bahrain.

Nuwaidrat

Sheikh Ali Salman, the leader of the largest political party in Bahrain was present.

Premier League Golden Glove

Van der Sar's streak stands as the second longest in a European top football division – behind Dany Verlinden's 1,390 minutes – and the third longest in the world after Mazarópi's 1,816 minutes.

Ralph Maxwell Lewis

In Fédération Universelle des Ordres et Sociétés Initiatiques, FUDOSI, he was known with the nomen mysticum Sar Validivar.

Ridda wars

He had to deal with widespread apostasy on the eastern and southern coasts of Arabia: in Bahrain, in Oman, in Mahra, in Hadhramaut and in Yemen.

Salah Abdul Rasool Al Blooshi

Bahraini Member of Parliament Mohammed Khalid had called for the Bahrain government to provide financial compensation to the released men.

Sar Hawza District

The Saudi committee serves the people of Sar Hawza by providing shelter and guidance during the Hajj.

Shitaye Eshete

Shitaye made her senior debut the following year, running at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and she was eleventh overall in the rankings, leading the Bahrain women alongside Mimi Belete to ninth place in the team competition.

South African Class 11 2-8-2

SAR 946 went to Blue Circle Cement in Lichtenburg and is now part of a static display at the Andries Beyers Farming Museum in Lichtenburg.

South African Class 3E

E201, one of two known survivors of the Class, is being staged under a shelter at the Bellville locomotive depot in Cape Town along with a few other early SAR electric locomotives that were earmarked for preservation.

South Australian Railways Brill railcar

Introduced to run on country rail services, the "Barwell Bulls" serviced most of the state's railway lines until they were eventually replaced by both the Bluebird and Redhen railcars, with the last units withdrawn from SAR service in 1971.

The Pizza Company

In 2004, The Pizza Company began to expand and franchise internationally and today the restaurant has franchises in Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Laos, China and Bahrain.

Two-foot-gauge railways in South Africa

SAR’s Bellville quarry in the Tygerberg hill, employing Zwillinge locomotives.

Umm as Sabaan

In the 1930s, the ruler of Bahrain gave the island as a gift to Max Thornburg, an American oil executive from Caltex.

White Month

Tsagaan Sar (also spelled Tsagan Sar or Saagan Sar)- Mongolian new year's festival (literally "White Month")


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