🏛️ Ancient Town of Al Zubarah

Qatar · Asia · Cultural · 25.70°N, 51.10°E

Zubarah, 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. It was founded by the Bani Utbah tribal confederation who migrated from Kuwait in the mid-eighteenth century. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013.

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Quick facts

Country	Qatar
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	25.70°N, 51.10°E · view on map

Ancient Town of Al Zubarah is a cultural World Heritage site in Qatar, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Ancient Town of Al Zubarah was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Al Zubarah Archaeological Site.

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