IELTS Testing Centres in Bahrain
In total, there are 4 test locations in Bahrain that offer IELTS exams. You can select the one which is closer to you.
List of cities in Bahrain where you can take the IELTS tests
- Manama
There are two types of test format available for IELTS exams: paper-based or computer-delivered. For both formats, the Speaking Section is done with a real IELTS examiner on a face-to-face basis.
1. Manama, Bahrain – British Council – Abdulrahman Kanoo International School
Street Address: 192 Rd No 408, Salmabad, Bahrain (192 Rd No 408, سلماباد)
Telephone Number: +972 17261555
Contact Email: bc.enquiries@britishcouncil.org.bh
Website URL: https://www.britishcouncil.bh/en/exam/ielts
2. Manama, Bahrain – British Council – NIIT
Street Address: building 775 road 1510 block 115 hidd، Bahrain
Telephone Number: +972 17261555
Contact Email: bc.enquiries@britishcouncil.org.bh
Website URL: https://www.britishcouncil.bh/en/exam/ielts
3. Manama, Bahrain – IDP Education – Computer-delivered IELTS
Street Address: Level 12, West Tower، Bahrain Financial Harbour, King Faisal Highway، Manama, Bahrain
Telephone Number: +973 1710 1100
4. Manama, Bahrain – Origin Training Centre
Street Address: Jeera II، Road 2830، Seef 973, Bahrain (Jeera II، Road 2830، ضاحية السيف 973)
Telephone Number: +973 1710 1100
More about Bahrain
History
The islands have been inhabited since prehistoric times; in the middle of the 3rd millennium BC they were called In the ancient Orient Tilmun (Dilmun, “Land of Paradise”) and belonged to the field of golf culture. Of the archaeological finds on the main island, v. a. a temple from around 2400–1800 BC To be called Chr. In late antiquity, the islands (caravan transshipment points) that were important in terms of trade policy were from the Persian Empire (4th – 7th centuries), and since 634 from the Umayyad or Abbasid caliphate dependent, 894-1078 was an independent state of the Karmatians. In the 13./14. In the 19th century, again under Persian rule, they became a Portuguese colony in 1507 and around 1515, but also claimed by the Ottomans after 1555, and again conquered by Persia in 1602, from which they became part of the sheikdom of Bahrain (with Qatar). In the 19th century it was tied to Great Britain (various treaties between 1820 and 1914; British protectorate from 1861).
With the extraction of oil (since 1932) and the export of oil (since 1934) the emirate gained economic importance. In the course of British colonial Asia policy, Bahrain was the most important military base in the Persian Gulf for Great Britain from 1935-58. With the withdrawal of the British troops on August 14, 1971, the emirate declared itself independent; the system of protectorate treaties with Great Britain was replaced by a friendship treaty with this country (August 15, 1971), until 1977 there was a base treaty with the USA; Bahrain was a. Member of the UN and the Arab League. On August 27, 1975, Sheikh Isa Ibn Salman al Khalifa († 1999;Emir since 1961) repealed the 1973 constitution, dissolved the parliament elected in the same year and reintroduced an authoritarian system of government (absolute monarchy). In terms of foreign policy, Bahrain rejected the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty of 1979 and broke off diplomatic relations with Egypt; In 1980/81 it participated in the founding of the Gulf Council and, after a failed coup attempt by “revolutionary Islamic” (pro-Iranian) forces, concluded a security pact with Saudi Arabia on December 20, 1981. In the 2nd Gulf War(January / February 1991) Bahrain was a stationing base for the troops of the anti-Iraqi front under the leadership of the USA, with whom Bahrain concluded an agreement on military cooperation on October 27, 1991. The Consultative Council (advisory assembly with parliamentary immunity) formed by the Sheikh on December 20, 1992 met for the first time in January 1993. From December 1994 onwards, due to the difficult economic situation (unemployment), v. a. Political and religious unrest borne by the Shiite majority of the population, with calls for the restoration of democracy (June 1995 reshuffle of the government by Sheikh Khalifa Ibn Salman al-Khalifa [* 1935, † 2020]). On March 7, 1999 became a sheikh Hamad Ibn Isa al-Khalifa (* 1950)head of state (until 2002 as emir, then as king). According to a national charter approved by referendum in February 2001, he arranged for on 14th / 15th. 2. In 2002 a constitutional reform and thus the conversion of the emirate into a constitutional monarchy (kingdom) as well as a cautious democratic opening (including the approval of trade unions). In October 2002 parliamentary elections were held for the first time since 1973, but these were boycotted by parts of the Shiite population; Former opposition members were also included in the government, and in 2004 a female cabinet member was appointed for the first time. In the parliamentary elections in 2006 and 2010, the opposition Shiite group al-Wefaq (INAA) won the most seats.