In comparison to our understanding of pre-Islamic occupation and land use on Bahrain, that of the Islamic period has remained less well known. In connection with the building of a visitor centre at the Al-Khamis Mosque and the planning of an associated heritage trail, renewed archaeological research has taken place in Bilad al-Qadim, an archaeologically important area of Islamic settlement in the north-east of the main island of Awal. This has involved excavations in the Abu Anbra cemetery, at Ain Abu Zaydan and at the Al-Khamis Mosque. The results of these excavations are reported here and these contribute to our understanding of Islamic settlement on Bahrain by supporting the interpretation that Bilad al-Qadim was the main centre of Islamic settlement in the eleventh–thirteen century AD.

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Bilad al-Qadim 重访：巴林艾因阿布扎伊丹和阿布安布拉的哈米斯清真寺最近的考古研究

与我们对巴林前伊斯兰时期的占领和土地使用的理解相比，伊斯兰时期的情况仍然鲜为人知。在 Al-Khamis 清真寺建造游客中心和规划相关遗产小径方面，在比拉德 al-Qadim 进行了新的考古研究，这是伊斯兰定居点东北部具有考古学意义的重要地区。阿瓦尔岛的主要岛屿。这涉及在阿布安布拉墓地、艾因阿布扎伊丹和哈米斯清真寺的挖掘工作。此处报告了这些发掘的结果，这些结果有助于我们理解比拉德·卡迪姆 (Bilad al-Qadim) 是公元 11-13 世纪伊斯兰定居点的主要中心的解释。