North of Qatar Tour – Zubara Fort and Al Shamal

North of Qatar Tour – Zubara Fort and Al Shamal

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OVERVIEW

Al Zubara Fort is a historic Qatari military fortress built under the oversight of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani in 1938, built to serve as a Coast Guard station.  It was later renovated into a museum to display diverse exhibits and artworks, most especially for contemporarily topical archaeological findings. 

The Zubara Fort- Qatar’s first UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE is well known as an archaeological landscape.

Al Shamal is a municipality in the state of Qatar, considered to be one of the major cities in Qatar. Ras Rakan, the Qatari Peninsula's northernmost point, is included in the municipality, and as such is surrounded by the Persian Gulf in all directions except for the south. It borders the municipality of Al Khor. As it comprises the northernmost portion of the country, its historic importance is attributed to its more moderate weather and close proximity to Bahrain.