Awal
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Awal is the small Newar enthic group in the valley of Kathmandu in Nepal. The traditional family work is to build houses and monuments. Also called Awa, Awale too.
:''For the acronym meaning "Absent Without Authorized Leave", see '''[[AWOL]]'''''
[[Image:AwalIdol.jpg|thumb|top|right|200px|A representation of Awal]]
'''Awal''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: أوال) is the ancient name of [[Bahrain]], an island country in the [[Persian Gulf]]. The name Awal had remained in use, probably for eight centuries. Awal was derived from the name of an idol that used to be worshipped by the inhabitants of the islands before the advent of [[Islam]]. Awal resembled the head of an [[ox]].
Before Islam Bahrain's administrative name was [[Mishmahig]] <ref name="Mojtahed-Zadeh"> Security and Territoriality in the Persian Gulf: A Maritime Political Geography By Pirouz Mojtahed-Zadeh, page 119</ref> and it was also called [[Tylos]] by the Ancient Greeks.
==See also==
* [[History of Bahrain]]
* [[Munzir ibn Sawa Al Tamimi]]
[[Category:History of Bahrain]]
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