{"id":1667,"date":"2026-07-27T15:39:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equby.com\/pearl\/?page_id=1667"},"modified":"2026-07-29T04:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:29:51","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/equby.com\/pearl\/overview\/","title":{"rendered":"OVERVIEW"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Pearling Path stands as a living testimony to Bahrain\u2019s history and its deep connection to pearl diving, recalling a period when pearling formed the backbone of social and economic life for centuries. The path extends across the pearl oyster beds in the northern waters, Bu Mahir Seashore, Qal\u2019at Bu Mahir, and a number of historic buildings in Muharraq, presenting a comprehensive narrative of the pearl\u2019s journey from the seabed to the hands of merchants and jewellery makers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The path reflects the networks that emerged around this profession, from divers and boat captains to pearl merchants and traders, and the distinctive architecture and integrated urban fabric that developed as a result. The site was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as embodying a comprehensive economic and cultural system, whose traces remain present in the memory of the place and its architectural details.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Path | Overview The Pearling Path stands as a living testimony to Bahrain\u2019s history and its deep connection to pearl diving, recalling a period when pearling formed the backbone of social and economic life for centuries. The path extends across the pearl oyster beds in the northern waters, Bu Mahir Seashore, Qal\u2019at Bu Mahir, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1667","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":1667,"ar":2284},"pll_sync_post":{},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/equby.com\/pearl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/equby.com\/pearl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/equby.com\/pearl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equby.com\/pearl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equby.com\/pearl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1667"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/equby.com\/pearl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1937,"href":"https:\/\/equby.com\/pearl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1667\/revisions\/1937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/equby.com\/pearl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}