Bahrain Post

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Bahrain Post
Company typeAgency of the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications
IndustryMail, logistics
Founded1884
Headquarters,

Bahrain Post (Arabic: بريد البحرين, romanizedBarīd al-Baḥrayn) is the national postal service of Bahrain. Dating back to 1884, it is now part of the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications.[1]

History

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Manama post office.

The postal system in Bahrain first started in 1884 with the establishment of the Manama Post Office. The postal system expanded drastically in the twentieth century; a second post office was later built on the island of Muharraq in 1946. A third post office was set up in the expatriate-populated town of Awali, run by the Bahrain Petroleum Company.[1]

After declaring independence in 1971, Bahrain joined the International Postal Union in December 1973. Bahrain Post later joined the Arab Postal Union in May 1986.[1]

See also

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References

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