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- ↑ "Contact Us" (Archive) Ministry of Transportation. Retrieved on February 7, 2014. "Ministry of Transportation (Headquarters) P.O. Box 10325 Kingdom of Bahrain Tel: +973 17 534534 Fax: +973 17 534041 Courier address: 9th/32nd/33rd Floor, East Tower, Bahrain Financial Harbour " Address in Arabic (Archive): "وزارة المواصلات (المقر الرئيسي) صندوق بريد 10325 مملكة البحرين هاتف: 0097317534534 فاكس: 0097317534041 العنوان: الطابق 9، 32، 33 مرفأ البحرين المالي - البرج الشرقي "
