2019 DESTINY IN DOHA
is also popular as a day desnaon for families wishing to picnic in a unique environment. AL THAKHIRA MANGROVES A great way to explore the man‐ groves is by kayak, available from several tour operators and special‐ ist companies. All of these can be booked in advance, and many companies offer both morning and aernoon trips. Al Khor is also notable for its fishing communies and is a good spot to arrange a day trip out on the ocean.
QATAR NATIONAL LIBRARY Located in Doha’s Educaon City, QNL acts as a steward of Qatar’s naonal heritage by collecng, preserving and making available the country’s recorded history. The 45,000 square metre state‐of‐ the‐art library building is designed to encourage library visitors to explore the progression of knowl‐ edge from the past to the present. It is is designed to achieve balance between content availability and accessibility, on the one hand, and content preservaon on the other. FIRE STATION The staon was built in 1982 as a Civil Defense building. It was occupied by the fire brigade unl late 2012 when it was handed over to Qatar Museums to be recycled for contemporary use. With a Qatari architect leading the project, the original details of the building and its tower have been preserved. DUNES OF QATAR Qatar’s largest area of sand desert lies to the south‐west of the cap‐ ital, with its high dunes a major aracon both for recreaonal safaris or simply to enjoy the spectacular landscape. The area
Al Zubarah Fort
15,000 exhibits covering a spec‐ trum of arts, personal artefacts and equipment, as well as many every‐ day household and tradional items that evoke a flavor of Qatari life in the pre‐oil era. MUSEUM OF MODERN ART Located in Doha’s Educaon City, Mathaf Museum, designed by the acclaimed French architect Jean‐ Francois Bodin, is the only instu‐ on of its type in the region, hosng modern art exhibits and programmes offering an Arab per‐ specve on contemporary art. The museum is a uniquely spectacular art space containing a collecon of more than 6,000 works originang from the 1840s to the present day.
Mangroves at Al Thakhira
Museum of Islamic Arts
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