Перевод. the main island is thought to have broken away from the arabian mainland sometime around 6000 bc and has almost certainly been inhabited since prehistoric times. the archipelago first emerged into world history sometime around 3000 bc as the seat of the dilmun trading empire. dilmun , a bronze age culture that lasted some 2000 years, benefited from the islands' strategic position along the trade routes linking mesopotamia with the indus valley. in the midst of a region rapidly becoming in arid,.