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Sand Dunes   Qatar

Sand Dunes, Qatar

 7 Reviews  Wow, it was just so fun!! You can ride a camel then you go to the desert on 4WD !! My driver was a crazy Arab guy and it was just soooooo thrilling!! Could go and see the beautiful beach, across the... 

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Sea side and Beaches   Qatar

Sea side and Beaches, Qatar

 5 Reviews  Qatar is a peninsula, connected at the south to Saudi Arabia and featuring 350 miles of coastline that mark its eastern, northern and western boundaries. In addition to the peninsula, Qatar has... 

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Forts   Qatar

Forts, Qatar

 3 Reviews  In the 1760s, the Al Khalifa and the Al Jalahima sections of the Bani Utub tribe migrated from Kuwait to Qatar's northwest coast and founded Az Zubarah despite hostilities between them. Because the... 

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Souks   Qatar

Souks, Qatar

 4 Reviews  The most charming market in Qatar, Souq Waqif has recently undergone a major renovation and has been tranformed into an old looking marketplace with smalls shops that sells anything from spices to... 

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Doha Corniche   Qatar

Doha Corniche, Qatar

 2 Reviews  The Corniche in Doha is one of my favorite places in Qatar, and there always lots of people. It's nice for a walk and a talk with friends :) At sunrise is the time to be there, it's simply... 

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National Museum   Qatar

National Museum, Qatar

 3 Reviews  When i arrived there on 16th April 2003, Doha Museum was unfortunately closed for renovation . but atleast i got a pic of me infront of it ;-) I hope when u go there it will be open. But my friends... 

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Al Shaqab Stud

by ChristinaC

This Arabian Stud Farm is owned by the Emir of Qatar! and is located just outside the city... It is really lovely place to visit, and owner of the World Champion Stallion, Al Aadeed Al Shaqab...At the place you will find the studs own racetrack, swimming pool for horses, riding school, and horse clinic...

Al Shaqab Stud
Doha - The Capital of Qatar

by Ewingjr98

With just 400,000 residents, Doha is Qatar's largest city, its capital, and home to about 80 percent of the country's population. Doha was founded as a fishing port in 1825, and it has made great strides from these humble beginnings. In 1916, Doha became the capital city of the British protectorate of Qatar, and it remained the capital city when Qatar was granted independence in 1971. Qatar is an modern city that is home to Al-Jazeera (the Arabic news channel), University of Qatar, Qatar National Museum, and the Museum of Islamic Art.

Doha city from the airport
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See a desert sunrise

by Ewingjr98

"And the long night has finally come to an end ..."The most beautiful time of the day--and perhaps the only beautiful time of the day--is sunrise, when the air still has a bit of a chill and sky slowly changes to shades of purple, orange, and red, before the hellish fireball called the sun, which kills almost everything here, arrives over this distant horizon. Sunrise is when people awake and renew their daily struggle of life in the desert; it is also when the animals, better adapted than humans, seek shelter and avoid the penetrating heat of the day.

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Visual Art Center

by sapnaanu

Art lovers and budding talents have new destination in Qatar. Visual Art Center. The government has recently established the visual art center under nation council of Art and heritage (NCAH) to develop the talents if any nationals as well as expatriates in the fields of art. The center located on a prime venue has been started with the aim to providing a conductive environment for budding talents, artist s and art lovers to explore the works of art.We are not an institute or a university but a center where training in several fields of art and other related facility are provided free of cost. Said Faraj Dahman, director of the center. Dahman is also the head of the Fine Arts section at the National council o art and Heritage.The Center has already started courses in Painting, Ceramics painting and Photography. It will also star a course in Video-Editing in the near future. There are...

Al Shahania Camel Race track

by ChristinaC

We spent a few hours driving around the race track watching the camels getting trained. It's kinda cool to see these big lazy-looking animals run with great speed...All around the racetrack there are a road for the cars, so it's possible to follow them around the whole track.In the afternoon there are usually races...

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Clear blue waters of the north

by bpwillet

If you get a chance to spend some time exploring Qatar (most of the country can be seen as long day trips), be sure to stop in Al Shamal. It is a town on the north west corner (as the name suggests) and is a sleepy fishing town. There is not much to do there however if you go around the town the harbor is quite nice and there are a few restaurants and juice bars to step into. The people are very friendly and hospitable.

Al Shamal harbor
Al Rayyan Farm

by ChristinaC

This is the Arabian horse farm over any arabian horse farm in the world!!!The stud is owned by Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Khaled Al Thani, and managed by the world known trainer and handler Bart Van Buggenhout from Belgium.You wont find Arabians of higher quality anywhere else, and you should not miss the opportunity to go here, if you have the smallest interest in horses! Bart will be happy to show you the farm and the horses.

Ashhal Al Rayyan who is one of the stallions
Al Naif Stud

by ChristinaC

This arabian horse farms has around 200 horses. Around 150 race horses and 50 showhorses of great quality! It is a nice place to spend a little time, and get to see the "National" horse. See Johara Al Naif who was "World Champion filly 02" in Paris! This charming lady is the Juvel of Al Naif! You will fall in love with the arabian horse!

The entrance to the
The Docks and the Fishing Fleets

by hjohnso4

In stark contrast to the Corniche and the relatively modern buildings that line it are the docks which cater to the fishing fleets of Qatar. The commercial fishing vessels are the classic designs of the Arabian Gulf. Little has changed apart from the transition from Sail to Diesel Engines. You will see the fisherman going about their jobs, fixing nets, unloading catches and repairing their vessels.

Fishing Fleet, Doha, Qatar
Al Shahania Farm

by ChristinaC

Al Shahania Farm is one of the most progressive and successful Arabian breeding and racing establishments in the world. It is like a green Oasis in the middle of the desert. The whole stud is just beautiful, and really worth a trip even though you are not really in to horses.The stud is owned by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani.

Al Shahania Farm

Top 3 Hotels in Qatar

Four Seasons Hotel  Doha

 5 Reviews and 270 Opinions  I tried booking a room for a couple of days but the hotel was fully booked because of the “Eid... 

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Inter-Continental Doha  Doha

 4 Reviews and 229 Opinions  Was here for about a month and found the staff outstanding. You'd be hard pushed to be disappointed... 

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Ritz-Carlton Doha  Doha

 6 Reviews and 197 Opinions  Due to the Eid Al Adha holidays the hotel was overbooked so we decided to book somewhere else and... 

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