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 MANAMA, Bahrain,  July 2, 2012  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The legacy of Bahrain's pearl diving industry was honored on Saturday when the UNESCO's WorldHeritage Committee named the historic "Pearling Trail" to its list of WorldHeritage sites during a meeting in the Russian city of  St. Petersburg.The 3.5 kilometer trail consists of 17 buildings in Muharraq city, threeoffshore oyster beds, parts of the seashore, and the Qal'at  Bu Mahir  fortresson the southern trip of Muharraq Island.Experts predict that the designation will enhance tourism, increase foreigndirect investment, and lead to additional cultural exchanges between thecountries of the Arabian Gulf.The "Pearling Trail" is  Bahrain's second recognized World Heritage Site. TheBahrain Fort was listed as such in 2007.SOURCE  Kingdom of  Bahrain