Sar, Bahrain

Saar
سار
Town
Dilmun era settlement, located on the outskirts of Saar.
Dilmun era settlement, located on the outskirts of Saar.
Saar is located in Bahrain
Saar
Saar
Location in Bahrain
Coordinates: 26°11′48″N 50°29′08″E / 26.19667°N 50.48556°E / 26.19667; 50.48556
CountryBahrain
GovernorateNorthern Governorate

Sar or Saar (Arabic: سار) is a residential town in Bahrain, to the west of the capital, Manama. It is considered home to many affluent members of the local community and is known for its beautiful landcaping and greenery.

Education

  1. St. Christopher's School
  2. University College of Bahrain
  3. Al Mahd Day Boarding School
  4. The Budaiya Pre-School
  5. Saar Nursery
  6. The Japanese School in Bahrain[1]

Agriculture

Main article: Agriculture in Bahrain

The northern governorate of the Kingdom contains fertile land which contributes to Saar's lush green environment. Agriculture had a main economic factor in Baharin's growth.

The University College of Bahrain has a campus in Saar.[2]

History

Saar is the site of a temple, known as "Saar Temple", built during the Dilmun era of Bahrain's history.[3] The temple was believed to have played an important role in marking the summer solstice.[4]

Archaeology

Saar was discovered on a survey in 1977, and excavated in 1977-1979 under the direction of M. Ibrahim. Some unpublished work by a joint Bahraini-Jordanian expedition at Sarr in the 1980s. The site covers about 2.5 hectares in area. The London-Bahrain Archaeological Expedition was conducted at Saar between 1990 and 1999, led by Robert Killick, Jane Moon and Harriet Crawford.[5][6][7]

Artifacts from Saar

Artifacts found within the households include copper fishhooks, bitumen nodules, and numerous shells from shellfish, including pearl oyster. The copper was produced in Bahrain; the bitumen imported from Mesopotamian quarry sites. Tiny seed pearls were found in the excavations, although they were probably too small to be used as ornaments. Several hundred seals, used to seal packages, bales and jars, have been found at the Saar settlement, and 48 seals from the associated burial ground: this is very unusual for a small town and unmatched on Bahrain. Four or five seals were found in a single house. All of the seals are of the early Dilmun style circa 2050 BC to 1800 BC.[8]

References

  1. ^ "中近東の日本人学校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）." (Archive) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. "House No.1526, Road No.3363, Block No.533 Sarr, BAHRAIN"
  2. ^ University College of Bahrain - Welcome page Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ H. Crawford, R. Killick, J. Moon (eds), The Dilmun Temple at Saar (London: Kegan Paul International, 1 997)
  4. ^ Saar Temple, Bahrain - Ancient America Foundation
  5. ^ Robert Killick & Jane Moon (ed.). The Early Dilmun settlement at Saar (London-Bahrain Archaeological Expedition Saar Excavation Report 3). xii+367 pages, 536 colour illustrations, tables. 2005. Ludlow: Archaeology International; 0-9539561-1-3 hardback
  6. ^ Crawford, Harriet. "The site of Saar: Dilmun reconsidered." Antiquity 71.273 (1997): 701-708
  7. ^ Crawford, Harriet. "Dilmun revisited: excavations at Saar, Bahrain." Archaeology International (2012)
  8. ^ Olijdam, Eric. “Archival Practices in Early Dilmun Bahrain as Indicated by Glyptic Evidence from Domestic and Institutional Contexts (Poster).” Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, vol. 45, 2015, pp. 205–15