Prostitution in Bahrain
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Prostitution in Bahrain is illegal but has gained a reputation in the Middle East as major destination for sex tourism
. It has been nicknamed the Brothel of the Gulf.
Sex tourism
Sex tourism is travel to engage in sexual activity with prostitutes.The World Tourism Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations, defines sex tourism as "trips organized from within the tourism sector, or from outside this sector but using its structures and networks, with the primary...
. It has been nicknamed the Brothel of the Gulf.