The Arab Gulf Cooperation Council, 40 Years

    United Arab Emirates  2022.12.12

    In issue: Stamp(s): 1    Souvenir sheet(s): 2   

    Printing: offset

    Issued in: sheets of 8 (4*2) stamps

  • Number by catalogue:  Yvert: 1285   Scott: 1247  

    Perforation type: 13 ½x13 ½

    Subject:

    3 dirhams.
    6 flags and 6 architectural symbols of the countries participating in the Cooperation Council*. Among them is the Bahrain World Trade Center**

    Additional:

    *The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), is a regional, intergovernmental, political, and economic union comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The council's main headquarters is located in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

    The Charter of the GCC was signed on 25 May 1981, formally establishing the institution.

     

    **The Bahrain World Trade Center is a 240-metre-high, 50-floor, twin tower complex located in Manama, Bahrain. Designed by the multi-national architectural firm Atkins, construction on the towers was completed in 2008. It is the first skyscraper in the world to integrate wind turbines into its design.

    The wind turbines were developed, built and installed by the Danish company Norwin A/S. The structure is constructed close to the King Faisal Highway, near popular landmarks such as the towers of Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH), NBB and Abraj Al Lulu. It currently ranks as the second-tallest building in Bahrain, after the twin towers of the Bahrain Financial Harbour.