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Prosopis cineraria, also known as Persian mesquite or ghaf, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae.It is native to arid portions of Western Asia and the Indian Subcontinent, including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, India, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
Panicum turgidum in a wadi near Mukaynis, Qatar. The flora of Qatar includes more than 300 species of wild plants. [1] Qatar occupies a small desert peninsula that is around 80 km (50 miles) from east to west and 160 km (100 miles) from north to south. [2] The climate is hot and humid with sporadic rain.
In 2001 the first TreeDraw Legacy Edition was released, a special edition of the program which imports data directly from Legacy Family Tree data files. [7] TreeDraw version 1 was released in October 1994. TreeDraw version 2 was released in March 2001. TreeDraw Legacy Edition version 2 was released in April 2001 (there was no V1 of this edition).
The Tree of Life (Shajarat-al-Hayat) in Bahrain is a 9.75 meters (32 feet) high Prosopis cineraria tree that is over 400 years old. It is on a hill in a barren area of the Arabian Desert , approximately 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) from Jebel Dukhan , the highest point in Bahrain, and 40 kilometers (25 mi) from Manama .
Qatar is depicted as a new "market maker" on the art market. [12] In 2011, The Art Newspaper revealed Qatar is the world's biggest art buyer. [13] Many commentators report a faultless strategy: [14] Qatar bid systematically for famous pieces of art. It is a pragmatic, but visionary approach that led the country to establish itself as a main ...
Qatar, [a] officially the State of Qatar, [b] is a country in West Asia.It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf.
The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA; Arabic: متحف الفن الإسلامي) is a museum on one end of the seven-kilometer-long (4.3 mi) Corniche in Doha, Qatar.As per the architect I. M. Pei's specifications, the museum is built on an island off an artificial projecting peninsula near the traditional dhow harbor.
The national symbols of Qatar are official and unofficial flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of Qatar and of its culture. Symbol [ edit ]