What is the local Arabic name for the rare underwater submarine freshwater springs that bubbled up through the salty seafloor of Bahrain, historically harvested by pearl divers?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Kawkab
- Step 1: Submarine freshwater springs are known in Gulf Arabic as 'Kawkab'.
- Step 2: Pearl divers would dive with inverted leather bags or bamboo pipes to capture sweet drinking water directly from the seabed amid the salty sea.
Answer
Kawkab.
Why not the others: 'Ain Saf' refers to an inland terrestrial spring; 'Wadi' refers to a dry river valley; 'Aflaj' refers to gravity-flow canal systems in Oman.
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