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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 ...
Coordinates: 25.172028°N 51.32860°E. Doha Spiral Mosque Night. Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center (commonly known simply as Bin Zaid, also known previously as Fanar or Qatar Islamic Culture Center and Spiral Mosque) [ 1] is a cultural organization in Doha, the capital of Qatar. It is located close to Doha Corniche and is a ...
Doha is the educational center of the country and contains the highest preponderance of schools and colleges. [96] In 1952, the first formal boys' school was opened in Doha. This was proceeded by the opening of the first formal girls' school three years later. [193] The first university in the state, Qatar University, was opened in 1973. [194]
Qatar National Convention Centre. / 25.322212; 51.437708. The Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) is located in Gharafat Al Rayyan, on the Dukhan Highway in Doha, Qatar. The convention centre is a member of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development and is situated on Qatar Foundation’s 2,500-acre campus ...
Qatar Museums (formerly the Qatar Museums Authority [1]) is a Qatari government entity that oversees the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA), Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, MIA Park, QM Gallery at the Katara Cultural Village, ALRIWAQ DOHA Exhibition Space, the Al Zubarah World Heritage Site Visitor Centre, [2] and archaeological projects throughout Qatar, as well as the development of future ...
mia.org.qa/en. The Museum of Islamic Art ( MIA) is a museum on one end of the seven-kilometer-long (4.3 mi) Corniche in Doha, Qatar. As per the architect I. M. Pei's specifications, the museum is built on an island off an artificial projecting peninsula near the traditional dhow harbor. A purpose-built park surrounds the edifice on the eastern ...
The Doha Convention Center Tower is a on-hold 551 m (1,808 ft) tall skyscraper project which was planned to be constructed in Doha, Qatar. [3] [4] The structure, shaped like a tapering obelisk, would have housed offices on the lower levels, apartments, a hotel and penthouse residences on the upper floors. At the very top, a private club was to ...
Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs headquarters in Doha. The Qatari Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs (AWQAFM) is a Qatari government agency also known as the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs and the Qatar Awqaf Authority. AWQAFM was created in April 2022 with the stated aim of "ensuring that all areas of modern life comply ...