# Heritage in South Bahrain

Where Bahrain's modern story began: the first oil well, Awali, Riffa Fort and the landmarks of the south.

- [Oil Well No. 1](https://bahrainsouth.com/heritage/oil-well-no-1/): The first oil well on the Arab side of the Gulf, struck in 1932 below Jebel Dukhan.
- [Shaikh Salman bin Ahmed Al Fateh Fort (Riffa Fort)](https://bahrainsouth.com/heritage/riffa-fort/): A restored 1812 fort overlooking the Hunainiya valley in Riffa. Currently closed for renovation.
- [Awali](https://bahrainsouth.com/heritage/awali/): Bahrain's 1930s oil company town, with low bungalows, green gardens and the Gulf's oldest golf club.
- [Bahrain Oil Museum](https://bahrainsouth.com/heritage/bahrain-oil-museum/): A small Bapco museum beside Oil Well No. 1 telling the story of oil in Bahrain.
- [Sakhir Palace](https://bahrainsouth.com/heritage/sakhir-palace/): A royal palace in the Sakhir desert, seen from the outside only on drives through the south.