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A motor sports venue, best known for the annual Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix. It's usually in March but in 2026 was relocated to Sepang in Malaysia, and deferred to October. The next Grand Prix is 12-14 March 2027, with a pre-season testing session on 24-27 Feb. The track is 5.543 km long so cars make 57 laps to total 308 km.
The Bahrain Grand Prix, officially known as the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix for sponsorship reasons or in 2026 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, is a Formula One motor racing event held in Bahrain. The inaugural race took place at the Bahrain International Circuit on 4 April 2004. It was the first Formula One Grand Prix held in the Middle East and was awarded the FIA’s prize for “Best Organised Grand Prix”. In 2026 the Bahrain GP was organized in Malaysia.
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Famous lonesome tree in the middle of a dry desert. Scientists haven't figured out how it survives, since no underground aquifer or spring exists under that area. In fact, all underground water sources are around the tree are contaminated with salt, suggesting the tree may in fact possess a mutation rendering it salt-tolerant.