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Western Asia travel guide

Qatar

Museums and desert on a long stopover

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Qatar is compact and easy to see on a stopover: Doha's museums and souq, the desert dunes and the inland sea at Khor Al Adaid.

Places worth your time

Museum of Islamic Art
Doha
I. M. Pei building on the Corniche.
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Souq Waqif
Doha
Restored market with spices, falcons and cafés.
Photo: Em and Ernie @ Flickr · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Khor Al Adaid
South Qatar
Where the desert meets the sea; reached by 4x4.
National Museum of Qatar
Doha
Building shaped like a desert rose crystal.

Know before you go

Dress modestly in public places.
The Doha Metro is cheap and modern.

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Key facts

Official name: State of Qatar
Capital: Doha
Currency: Qatari riyal (QAR ر.ق)
Languages: Arabic
Calling code: +974
Area: 11,586 km²
Region: Western Asia

Who can get in easily

95 of 198 passports can enter Qatar without arranging a visa in advance.

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