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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