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Qatar

Capital: Doha

  • Most of Qatar is low, flat desert. Summer temperatures often reach 40 degrees Celsius, while January averages about 18.5 degrees.
  • Pearls were one of Qatar's main sources of income. The pearl trade declined after oil exports began in 1949.
  • Khor Al Adaid is a tidal sea inlet with dunes rising 38 to 67 metres. Qatar made it a nature reserve in 2007.
  • The Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, opened in 2008 and designed by I. M. Pei, holds objects from the 7th to the 20th centuries.

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