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The town was the site of the first sizable settlement established off the coastal area of Qatar. [12] A similar site, containing T'ang stoneware and dating to the 9th and 10th centuries, was discovered in Al Naman (north of Zubarah). [52] Abbasid Caliphate at its greatest extent, c. 850.
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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 ...
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]
[8] [9] Other notable Christian scholars dating to this period include Dadisho Qatraya, Gabriel of Qatar and Ahob of Qatar. By the end of the 7th century, however, most of the Christians in Qatar had converted to Islam or migrated elsewhere. [10] In the early years, Qatar's inhabitants subscribed to the radical Khawarij ideology. [11]
Jassim bin Mohammed played a significant role in the Battle of Mesaimeer, an armed conflict that occurred in Qatar from June 2-4, 1851.The battle pitted Qatari forces, led by Mohammed bin Thani and Jassim, against the army of Faisal bin Turki, Imam of the Emirate of Nejd, during his attempt at invading Bahrain by way of Qatar.
Herodotus, the Greek historian and traveler from the fifth century B.C., noted that the people of Qatar were Canaanites and skilled seafarers. [7]In the mid-first century A.D., Pliny the Elder referred to the inhabitants of the Qatar peninsula as the Catharrei and described them as nomads who continuously wandered to find water and suitable grazing lands.
Fanar Islamic Cultural Centre established (approximate date). [citation needed] Villaggio Mall in business. Development of The Pearl Island artificial island begins. Qatar Canadian School and Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar art gallery [27] established. 2007 Doha bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics announced. Aspire Tower built.