List of historical monuments in Qatar

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The State of Qatar contains several historical sites protected by the Qatar Museums Authority,{{Cite web|last=Fabrique|title=Heritage Sites|url=https://qm.org.qa/en/visit/heritage-sites/|access-date=2021-10-31|website=Qatar Museums|language=en}} one of which is classified as Unesco{{Cite web|title=Qatar Development Fund boosts UNESCO Heritage Emergency Fund|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1403/|access-date=2021-10-31|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en}} World Heritage,{{Cite web|title=Qatar|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/qa|access-date=2021-10-31|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=World Heritage Volunteers Programme in Qatar|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1594/|access-date=2021-10-31|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en}} Al Zubarah Archaeological Site.{{Cite web|title=Heritage sites|url=https://www.visitqatar.qa/en/things-to-do/art-culture/heritage-sites|access-date=2021-10-31|website=www.visitqatar.qa|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=World Heritage Committee meeting opens in Doha|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1143/|access-date=2021-10-31|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en}}

List of heritage areas

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|Heritage Area number

|Name

|Image

|Agency

|Type of Monument

|Location/Coordinates

|Date Established

|Description

|Opening Timings

HAR10278

|Al Zubarah Archaeological Site{{Cite web|last=Fabrique|title=Al Zubarah|url=https://qm.org.qa/en/visit/heritage-sites/al-zubarah/|access-date=2021-10-31|website=Qatar Museums|language=en}}

|File:AlZubarahFort.jpg

|Qatar Museums

|Archeological Site

|(N25° 58.623 E51° 1.727) QNG (181264 – 469096)

|1760

|Town ruins from an 18th century pearling and merchant town, located on the north western coast of the Qatar peninsula in the Al Shamal municipality, about 105 km from the Qatari capital of Doha. It also includes the iconic Al Zubarah Fort.

|9 am to 5 pm

HAR10180

|Freiha Archaeological Site{{Cite journal|last1=Bystron|first1=Agnieszka Magdalena|last2=Rees|first2=Gareth|title=Archaeological excavations at the settlement of al-FurayΉah (Freiha \ Fraiha), north-west Qatar|url=https://www.academia.edu/20771610|language=en}}

|frameless

|Qatar Museums

|Archeological Site

|GPS Coordinates

(N26° 0.909 E51° 2.500) QNG (182559 – 473316)

|18th to the mid-19th century

|

|Prior to visit, please contact Qatar Museums

HAR10306

|Al Ruwaida Archaeological Site{{Cite web|title=Special Issue of World Heritage magazine dedicated to Qatar|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1139/|access-date=2021-10-31|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en}}

|frameless

|Qatar Museums

|Archeological Site

|GPS Coordinates

(N 26° 5.016 E 51° 8.832) QNG (193128 – 480889)

|end of the 18th century

|Town ruins in northern Qatar.

|Prior to visit, please contact Qatar Museums

HAR20829

|Murwab Archaeological Site

|

|Qatar Museums

|Archeological Site

|GPS Coordinates

(N25° 51.548 E51° 01.270) QNG (180482 – 456034)

|1985

|An archaeological site in northwest Qatar.

|Prior to visit, please contact Qatar Museums

HAR1891

|Barzan Towers

|frameless

|Qatar Museums

|Architectural Heritage

|GPS Coordinates

(N25° 25.073 E51° 24.798) QNG (219860 – 407152)

|1910 and 1916

|

|

HAR4161

|Al Khor Towers Eastern Tower

|frameless

|Qatar Museums

|Architectural Heritage

|GPS Coordinates

1-(N25° 41.303 E 51° 30.371) QNG (229139 – 437135)

|20th Century

|

HAR668

|Al Khor Towers Southern Tower

|frameless

|Qatar Museums

|Architectural Heritage

|(N25° 41.281 E 51° 30.264) QNG (228960 – 437094)

|20th Century

|

|

HAR669

|Al Khor Towers Western Tower

|frameless

|Qatar Museums

|Architectural Heritage

|(N25° 41.348 E51° 30.049) QNG (228603 – 437211)

|20th Century

|

|

HAR3552

|Ain Hleetan Well

|frameless

|Qatar Museums

|Architectural Heritage

|GPS Coordinates

(N25° 41.358 E51° 30.069) QNG (228635 – 437230)

|20th Century

|

|

HAR3546

|Old Amiri Palace

|frameless

|Qatar Museums

|Architectural Heritage

|GPS Coordinates

(N25° 17.276 E51° 32.899) QNG (233479 – 392783)

|20th Century

|

|Entrance via National Museum of Qatar

HAR1662

|Ar Rakiyat Fort

|frameless

|Qatar Museums

|Architectural Heritage

|Access: 2 km off-road

GPS Coordinates

(N26° 03.075 E51° 07.825) QNG (191444 – 477303)

|

|

|

HAR10143

|Ath Thaqab Fort

|frameless

|Qatar Museums

|Architectural Heritage

|Access: 3.5 km off-road

GPS Coordinates

(N26° 1.962 E51° 7.028) QNG (190115 – 475252)

|

|

|Not open to the public

HAR10061

|Al Jumail Heritage Village

|frameless

|Qatar Museums

|Architectural Heritage

|Access: 0.5 km off-road

GPS Coordinates

(N26° 5.699 E51° 9.292) QNG (193895 – 482150)

|

|

|Prior to visit, please contact Qatar Museums

HAR294

|Al Jassasiya East Rock Art Site

|frameless

|Qatar Museums

|Archaeological Site and Natural Heritage

|GPS Coordinates

(N25° 57.208 E51° 24.395) QNG (219099 – 466484)

|

|

|9 am to 5 pm

HAR351

|Al Jassasiya West Rock Art Site

|frameless

|Qatar Museums

|Archaeological Site and Natural Heritage

|

|

|

|9 am to 5 pm

HAR2023

|Jazirat Bin Ghannam Archaeological and Natural Heritage Site

|frameless

|Qatar Museums

|Cultural and Natural Heritage

|GPS Coordinates

(N 25° 41.553 E 51° 32.990) QNG (233519 – 437607)

|

|

|

HAR689

|Zekreet Fort

|frameless

|Qatar Museums

|Archaeological Site and Natural Heritage

|GPS Coordinates

(N25° 29.405 E50° 50.676) QNG (162665 – 415190)

|

|

|9 am to 5 pm

|Zekreet Datepress

|

|Qatar Museums

|Archaeological Site

|

|

|

|9 am to 5 pm

See also

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