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Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar Modern white geometric building of the Museum of Islamic Art by architect I.M. Pei sits on the right along Doha Bay, with high-rise buildings of Doha's new district in the background. Doha, Qatar: Museum of Islamic Art Doha, Qatar Doha, Qatar: Fanar, Qatar Islamic Cultural Center Doha, Qatar: Fanar, Qatar Islamic Cultural Center
Visit Doha and explore the Souk Waqif marketplace, take a traditional dhow boat cruise, and see the Islamic Cultural Centre, Museum of Islamic Art, and Al Jazeera headquarters
Doha, Qatar Skyline of Doha, Qatar, with modern high-rise buildings on the left and the geometric Museum of Islamic Art by architect I.M. Pei on the right, seen across Doha Bay.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Map added. Jun 08, 2023
Revised the discussion of Doha in the 19th century and updated population data. Sep 12, 2022
Invalidated site: Maps of World - Doha, Qatar. Feb 15, 2021
Media added. May 31, 2016
Clarified that Bidaʿ is thought to have been founded by members of the Sudan tribe, not emigrants from the country of Sudan. Feb 18, 2016
Added video. Jan 29, 2016
Add new Web site: Maps of World - Doha, Qatar. Jan 30, 2014
Added image of the high-rise district and Doha's Museum of Islamic Art. Sep 09, 2011
Population data updated. Nov 19, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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