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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
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. [1] Qatar accepted the convention on September 12, 1984, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the ...
Zubarah was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013. [19] The Wales Qatar Archaeological Project was launched in 2010 as a collaboration between the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, QIAH and the Qatar Museums Authority. The project's main focus was coastal sites in northern Qatar, including Ruwayda and Rubayqa. [20]
Albert Park tunnels – World War II civilian air raid shelters sealed in 1946; Te Wairoa – "The Buried Village", a Maori village buried by volcanic eruption in 1886; Wairau Bar – rivermouth site of pre-European Maori settlement; Huriawa Peninsula - Te Pa a Te Wera, Reserve, and archeological sites
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.
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] The site consists of 250 ruined houses, a fort and two mosques.
The jebel was a site of contention in the early-to-mid 20th century between Ibn Saud and Amir Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani. Ibn Saud had wanted Jebel Nakhsh to be Saudi Arabia's frontier with Qatar. According to him, the Qatari Amir had previously signed an agreement ceding Jebel Nakhsh to him, although the Amir denied this. [7]
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