Bahrain (/ b ɑː ˈ r eɪ n / (); Arabic: البحرين al-Baḥrayn Arabic pronunciation: [aɫ baħrajn] ()), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn), is an island country in the Persian Gulf.The sovereign state comprises a small archipelago centered around Bahrain Island, situated between the Qatar peninsula and the north eastern …