Qatar

The World Cup is being held in Qatar. Here is another look at it.

Qatar is the small country, on a peninsula in the Persian Gulf, that is known for it's news service, Al Jazeera. The country is known for it's wealth. Qatar recently emerged from an economic boycott by it's neighbors. The general consensus is that the boycott was less-than-successful.

The following scenes are around an older area of Doha, Qatar's capital city, with the modern buildings in the background, built from Qatar's tremendous wealth of oil and gas.

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This is the downtown area of Doha, facing the Persian Gulf. The curved building was built to represent the sail of one of the small boats that used to be important to the city's economy.

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Here are some more views looking across at the downtown.

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Here is another area in Doha near the waterfront.

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This is the area of Doha known as Education City.

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This is a business district of Doha.

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Here is another business district of Doha, not far from the central city.

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This is an area of Doha near the airport.

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Doha used to be known for pearling, and this is the area of the city known as The Pearl.

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The following museum was built in an old fort by the Al Thani family, the ruling dynasty of Qatar. It is a wide collection of things, such as old cars, that have been used and collected by the royal dynasty, and items that illustrate the history and culture of Qatar.

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Here is a town on the coast near Doha, Al Wakrah, that has a lot of it's traditional architecture preserved.

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Concluding our visit to Qatar, this is the Aspire area. The first of the following scenes is in a mall. The Aspire Tower, adjacent to a park and sports complex, is a hotel.

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