fiogf49gjkf0d ROAD ---- THE KING FAHD CAUSEWAY LINKS BAHRAIN TO THE ARABIAN PENINSULA AT AL KHOBAR IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE OF SAUDI ARABIA. THE INTERNAL ROAD SYSTEM IS MODERN AND EFFICIENT. MANAMA IS SERVED BY AN EXCELLENT ROAD SYSTEM. TRAFFIC DRIVES ON RIGHT. ROAD SIGNS ARE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH AND ARABIC. INTERNATIONAL DRIVING LICENCE ARE OBTAINABLE AT THE POLICE FORT. BUSES: BUSES SERVE MOST TOWNS AND VILLAGES. TAXI: METERED TAXIS ARE READILY AVAILABLE. THEY ARE IDENTIFIABLE BY THEIR ORANGE SIDE-WINGS AND YELLOW NUMBER PLATES. SHARE-TAXIS WHICH CARRY UP TO FIVE PASSENGERS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. THESE ARE RECOGNISABLE BY YELLOW CIRCLE WITH THE LICENCE NUMBER IN BLACK. PAINTED ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND BY THEIR WHITE AND ORANGE NUMBER PLATES. RADIO CABS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. CAR HIRE: MOST OF THE MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CAR HIRE COMPANIES OPERATE IN BAHRAIN WITH REPRESENTATIVES AT THE AIRPORT. AIR --- BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS WELL CONNECTED WITH DIFFERENT DOMESTIC DESTINATIONS. OVER 300 FLIGHTS A WEEK OPERATE FROM THIS AIRPORT TO THE DIFFERENT DESTINATIONS WATER ----- DHOWS AND MOTORBOATS CAN BE USED TO REACH THE MORE OUTLYING ISLANDS.
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