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Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.
==Immigration into Bahrain==
==Immigration into Bahrain==
*Bahrain was one of the earliest areas to be influenced by '''Islam'''.
*Following a period of '''Arab''' rule, Bahrain was ruled by the '''Portuguese Empire''' from 1521 until 1602.
*In the late 1800s, following successive treaties with the British, Bahrain became a '''protectorate of the United Kingdom.''' In 1971, it declared independence.
==Emigration From Bahrain==
==Emigration From Bahrain==
'''KNOMAD Statistics:'''
'''KNOMAD Statistics:'''
318,531

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