history Archives

4 min

Culture

Changing face of Doha captured in region’s first interactive online map

Users can travel back in time and compare life in the capital city over the last eight decades to the present day with a new online tool put together by a team from the University College of London Qatar.

3 min

Footage of Qatar from half a century ago highlights nation’s development

The six-minute black and white video shows how Doha has changed but also remained the same in terms of its reliance on expats, the need to shore up water supplies and its subsidized healthcare system.

4 min

Culture

Amid modernization push, souq shop owner a link to Qatar’s pearling past

As Qatar ramps up development, some have been trying to revive the country’s ancient traditions in the form of educational tours, competitions and efforts to cultivate new pearl farms in the Gulf.

5 min

Culture

Archaeologists turn to drones to unearth new chapter of Qatar’s past

The ruins being unearthed at Ruwayda have been helping to advance historians’ understanding of the various settlers who inhabited Qatar in recent centuries.

6 min

Culture
Life

What’s in a name? The meanings of Qatar districts, explained

A lot of thought has gone into naming some of Qatar's most recognizable landmarks, districts and even the police force. Here's a primer on the meanings behind some of them, including Doha, Al Waab, Lekhwiya and more.

2 min

Culture

Replica of ancient human fossil ‘Lucy’ goes on display in Qatar

The 3.2 million-year-old artifact provides insight into the physical characteristics of the ancient early human species hominin, and is part of a traveling exhibition to honor Ethiopian culture and heritage.

1 min

Culture

PHOTOS: Qatar’s history on show at new Mal Lawal exhibit

Mal Lawal means "from the old days" in Qatari dialect, and the new display includes rare collections from 100 Qatari and 42 regional private collectors depicting the past, present and future of Qatar.

4 min

Culture

With launch of online Gulf archives, Qatar’s history now an open book

A Qatar Foundation-bankrolled project has seen the uploading of the largest digitalization of historical records on the Gulf Arab states and Iran, including letters from Qatar leaders and the first recorded map of the country's coastline.

4 min

Culture

Exhibition examines cultural heritage value of Doha’s roundabouts

A new exhibition at the HBKU student center examines whether the demolition of roundabouts here is also destroying part of Qatar's cultural heritage.

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