ABSTRACT
Zabiira(orBahrainafterthe'Utiibconquest).Fromthere,secondary routesappearforthedistributionofgoodstothevariousportsofthe Gulf,especiallytotheeasternregionoftheArabianPeninsula.Itis clearthatthe'Utiibhad,intheiradministrationinBahrain,doubtless profitedfromtheroletheyplayedinal-Zabiira.
