Ain Mohammad Village
North-west desert oasis — restored Bedouin architecture, camel rides, crafts and a natural spring.
Doha
Al Koot Fort
Doha Fort in the heart of the city — Ottoman origins, Qatari battlements and a museum open by appointment.
Al Rekayat Fort
Low-slung nineteenth-century fort above a freshwater well — watchtowers overlooking the Gulf coast.
Al Thaqab Fort
Coral-and-limestone fort guarding a desert well in Madinat ash Shamal — date stores and a nearby village.
Barzan Towers
Sixteen-metre watchtowers in Umm Salal — coral walls, moon-calendar observation and Ottoman-era vigilance.
Qatar National Library
Rem Koolhaas's diamond-shaped library — shelves rising from the floor and a Heritage Library of rare Arab manuscripts.
The Old Palace at NMoQ
Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim's early twentieth-century residence — restored heart of the National Museum of Qatar.
Zekreet Fort and Mosque
Beach-rock fort and early twentieth-century mosque on Qatar's western coast — near Richard Serra's desert plates.
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