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In 2009, the Qatar Museums Authority initiated the Qatar Islamic Archaeology and Heritage Project (QIAH) in tandem with the University of Copenhagen. The main focus of the project was the historic town of Zubarah and nearby settlements. [18] Zubarah was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013. [19]
Image title: Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar; Camera manufacturer: NIKON CORPORATION: Camera model: NIKON D5100: Exposure time: 1/30 sec (0.033333333333333) F-number: f/3.8: ISO speed rating: 1,800: Date and time of data generation: 18:02, 9 March 2012: Lens focal length: 21 mm: Label: Blau: Short title: Museum of Islamic Art in Doha ...
Al Da'asa, a settlement located on the western coast of Qatar, is the most extensive Ubaid site in the country. It was excavated by the 1961 Danish team. [12] The site is theorized to have accommodated a small seasonal encampment, possibly a lodging for a hunting-fishing-gathering group who made recurrent visits. [13]
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.
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 Archeological Site GPS Coordinates
In 2009, the QMA jointly launched the Qatar Islamic Archaeology and Heritage Project (QIAH) with the University of Copenhagen. The QIAH is a ten-year research, conservation, and heritage initiative to investigate archaeological sites, preserve their fragile remains, and work towards the presentation of the sites to the public.
The list below contains an image of the site or part of the site; the name as inscribed by UNESCO; the location; the nominating state party; the criteria met by the site, including if it is a cultural, natural or mixed; the area in hectares and acres, excluding any buffer zones, with a value of zero implying that no data is published by UNESCO; the year the site was inscribed; and a ...
Most citizens belong to the Salafi Muslim movement of Wahhabism, [273] [274] [275] and 5–15% of Muslims follow Shia Islam with other Islamic sects being very small in number. [276] In 2010, Qatar's population was 67.7% Muslim , 13.8% Christian , 13.8% Hindu , and 3.1% Buddhist ; other religions and religiously unaffiliated people accounted ...