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Town ruins in northern Qatar. Prior to visit, please contact Qatar Museums HAR20829 Murwab Archaeological Site Qatar Museums Archeological Site GPS Coordinates (N25° 51.548 E51° 01.270) QNG (180482 – 456034) 1985 An archaeological site in northwest Qatar. Prior to visit, please contact Qatar Museums HAR1891 Barzan Towers: Qatar Museums
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 Wajbah Fort is one of the oldest forts in Qatar. [1] Located in the locality of Al Wajbah in Al Rayyan, it is situated 15 km west of Doha. [2] The fort was built in the late 18th or 19th century and was the location of an important battle when the army of Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani subdued the Ottoman army in 1893. [3]
It is the tallest monument in the country and has received a 2020 International Design Award [1] and 2018 ENR Global Best Project award. [5] Intended to be viewed while in motion as an "immersive public artwork", the arches are connected to each other by a cable net – a reference to Qatar's pearl diving heritage. [1]
The Pearl Monument. The Pearl Monument, shaped like a shell enclosing a pearl, is located at the entrance of Doha Port and stands as one of the most visited landmarks on the Doha Corniche. It symbolizes Qatar's historic reliance on pearl fishing. [33]
A vast and eccentric collection of everything from vintage Rolls-Royces to an entire house relocated from Syria, the Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum is worth a trip into the deserts of Qatar.
Qatar Museums is one of the organizations carrying out Qatar's National Vision 2030 program for comprehensive development, progress and prosperity for Qatar. [9] Heritage-led developments play a key role in this program, for among its challenges is the wish to mold modernization around local culture and traditions, maintaining Arab and Islamic identity while showing openness towards other ...
Tour of Qatar Women 2012 map, showing Al Zubara fort on northwestern part of the map. Al Zubara Fort (Arabic: حصن الزبارة), also known as Fort Zubara(h), Zubara(h) Fort, Al Zubarah Fort, or Az Zubara(h) Fort, is a historic Qatari military fortress built under the oversight of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani in 1938.