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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]
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Qatar is mentioned in 13th-century Muslim scholar Yaqut al-Hamawi's book, Mu'jam Al-Buldan, which alludes to the Qataris' fine striped woven cloaks and their skills in improvement and finishing of spears. [65] Much of eastern Arabia was controlled by the Usfurids in 1253, but control of the region was seized by the prince of Ormus in 1320. [66]
Qatar is a Muslim-majority country with Islam as the state religion. Salafi version of Islam is the state sponsored brand of Sunni Islam in the country, making Qatar one of the many Salafi states in the Muslim world , along with Saudi Arabia , Kuwait, Syria, Pakistan, Sudan, Indonesia and Palestine.
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. Dubai Towers Doha construction begins. 2008 Museum of Islamic Art, Doha opens. [28] Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition begins. [29] Tornado Tower built.
Zubarah (Arabic: الزبارة), also referred to as Al Zubarah or Az Zubarah, is a ruined, ancient town located on the northwestern coast of the Qatar peninsula in the Al Shamal municipality, about 65 miles or 105 kilometres from the capital Doha.
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.
The state religion in Qatar is Islam. [5] Most Qataris belong to the Sunni sect of Islam. [6] [7] [8] Shiites comprise around 10% of Qatar's Muslim population. [9]Religious policy is set by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Islamic instruction is compulsory for Muslims in all state-sponsored schools.