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The Pearl Island ( Arabic: جزيرة اللؤلؤة, romanized : jazirat alluwlua) in Doha, Qatar, is an artificial island with an area of nearly four square kilometers. It is the first land in Qatar to be available for freehold ownership by foreign nationals. [ 4] As of 2018, there were 27,000 residents.
Katara Towers ( Arabic: أبراج كتارا ), also referred to as Crescent Tower Lusail and Katara Hospitality Tower, is a high-rise tower in Lusail, Qatar. The luxury 5-star and 6-star [citation needed] hotel was opened in 2022 when Qatar hosted the World Cup in Qatar. The Katara Towers cover a total area of about 300,000 m 2 (3,229,200 sq ...
Katara Cultural Village. Coordinates: 25.3603257°N 51.5263631°E. Katara Mosque. Central plaza. Katara Cultural Village ( Arabic: الحي الثقافي كتارا ), also known simply as Katara ( Arabic: كتارا ), is a cultural and commercial complex in Doha, Qatar, located on the eastern coast between West Bay and the Pearl. It was soft ...
As it was a market used for trading activities, the area used to be located immediately adjoining the shore to allow for boats to access it from Doha Bay. Souq Waqif's position relative to the bay was significantly altered throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s due to land reclamation for the Doha Corniche , which shifted the coastline ...
Doha Skyline in 2014. This is a list of the tallest buildings in Doha, Qatar. Most of the skyscrapers in Doha are located in the zone of West Bay. The tallest building in Doha is Aspire Tower. Apart from the current tallest buildings in the city, there are a number of supertall skyscrapers on hold. Doha is a rapidly growing city, with many of ...
The latest research by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) which highlighted the top 10 cities where international travelers spent the most in 2022, showed Doha, Qatar at the number 2 spot with $16.8 bn. [138] Qatar has received over 2.56 million visitors from January until 25 August 2023, exceeding the full year arrival figures from ...
The United Arab Emirates [b] (UAE), or simply the Emirates, [c] is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East.Located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula, it shares land borders with Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the southwest; as well as maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran.
Hamad Port is Qatar 's main seaport, located south of Doha in the Umm Al-Houl area. Construction of the port began in 2010; it became operational in December 2016. [1] It was officially opened in September 2017, and is expected to become fully operational by 2020. [2] Capable of handling up to 7.8 million tonnes of products annually, the bulk ...