| Ancient name | Dilmun |
| Country | Baḥrayn |
| Geographical area | Capital Governorate |
| Governorate | Capital Governorate |
| Kingdom | Baḥrayn |
| Coordinates | Latitude: 26° 14' 01" Longitude: 50° 31' 14" |
| Coordinates accuracy | certain |
| Type of site | Settlement |
| Structures | Fortress |
| Location and toponomy | Persion Gulf, North-East Arabia. North of Baḥrayn isle, on the coast. Maybe the Thilouana (Aramaic: Tlwn, Tylos in Greek) from a Palmyrene source. The governor of Thilouana was a Palmyrene depending on the king of Charax, Meherdat. |
| General description | Archaeological tell of c. 16 ha. Important harbour in Antiquity. |
| Chronology | Bronze Age: from c. 2300 BC until the 16th century AD. |
| Classical sources | Palmyrene inscription Inv. Cantineau X, 38, from year 131 AD (first publishe by H. Seyrig, Syria 22, 1941, p. 253). |
| Archaeological missions | Danish mission (1954-1972) French mission (1977-1988) French and Kingdom of Baḥrayn kingdom mission (from 1989) |