Dilmun (sometimes transliterated Telmun) is a land mentioned by Mesopotamian civilizations as a trade partner; a source of the metal copper; and an entrep魌 of the Mesopotamia-to-Indus Valley Civilization trade route.

Although the exact location of Dilmun is unclear; it might be associated with the islands of Bahrain; the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia; Qatar; the United Arab Emirates; Oman and the nearby Iranian coast of the Arab or Persian Gulf.