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  2. List of historical monuments in Qatar - Wikipedia

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    Prior to visit, please contact Qatar Museums HAR10306 Al Ruwaida Archaeological Site [9] Qatar Museums Archeological Site GPS Coordinates (N 26° 5.016 E 51° 8.832) QNG (193128 – 480889) end of the 18th century Town ruins in northern Qatar. Prior to visit, please contact Qatar Museums HAR20829 Murwab Archaeological Site Qatar Museums

  3. List of World Heritage Sites in Qatar - Wikipedia

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    Name Image Location Criteria Year Description; Al Zubarah Archaeological Site: Al Shamal Municipality. Cultural (iii) (iv) (v) 2013 The walled coastal town of Al Zubarah in the Persian Gulf flourished as a pearling and trading centre in the late 18th century and early 19th centuries, before it was destroyed in 1811 and abandoned in the early 1900s.

  4. Archaeology of Qatar - Wikipedia

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    In Qatar, the northern sector contains a higher-quality groundwater supply than does the south, thus, historically, more permanent settlements were founded in the north, particularly near the coast. Conversely, the south section is typified by temporary nomadic outposts which were most likely constructed during periods of favorable weather that ...

  5. Ruwayda - Wikipedia

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    Ruwayda (Arabic: الرويضة) is a ruined town in northern Qatar. Extending over a length of 2.5 km along the coastline, it constitutes one of Qatar's largest archaeological sites as well as containing its largest fort. [1] The town was likely inhabited from the 1500s to the late 1700s. Ruwayda's early history is largely unknown.

  6. Zubarah - Wikipedia

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    The planned Qatar–Bahrain Friendship Bridge, slated to be the longest fixed link in the world, will connect the northwest coast of Qatar near Zubarah with Bahrain, specifically, south of Manama. Its location several kilometres south of Zubarah is planned so as to have negligible impact on the heritage site.

  7. Category:Archaeological sites in Qatar - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Archaeological sites in Qatar" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  8. Umm Al Maa - Wikipedia

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    Umm Al Maa (Arabic: ام الماء, romanized: ‘Umm al-Mā’) is an archaeological site in northwest Qatar located in the municipality of Al Khor, near the border with Al Shamal. [1] It is most notable for its ancient cemetery, which is thought to date to the Bronze Age .

  9. Murwab - Wikipedia

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    Murwab (Arabic: مروب) is an archaeological site in northwest Qatar.A sizable village at one point, it was occupied from the beginning of the Abbasid Period until being abandoned in the late ninth century at the start of the Qarmatian Revolution. [1]