This blog will tell you about Doha City. Doha is the Capital and Financial Hub of Qatar. We will highlight few famous places of Doha in this blog. These famous places includes Doha Airport, National Museum of Qatar, Football stadium, Museum of Islamic Art, Villaggio Mall and Souq Waqif. All of these places are worth visiting and worth experiencing. We will discuss the famous places to travel in Doha
Doha city:
City of Doha is the capital of Qatar. Qatar is a Muslim country and its most famous and capital city is Doha.
It is considered as the main financial hub of Qatar.
Doha is famous for high- buildings, modern architecture and luxurious shopping.
This city was not so developed before some years. It has experienced rapid growth and development in recent years.
Qatar’s vast oil reserves and natural gas reserves have made Qatar one of the wealthiest countries of the world so this is another reason that Qatar is famous.
Qatar is a famous Arab country. Doha is its capital city. Doha has become the financial hub of Qatar in past few decades and earn a great percentage for the whole country through tourism, famous places, football stadiums and much more. Following are some of the important and must visit places of Doha, Qatar.
Lets discuss the famous places of Doha that tourists visit every year.
Doha has become famous in past decade for few reasons. Some of those reasons are below:
Doha Airport:
The international airport in Doha is called as Hammad International Airport. This is the most luxurious airport of the world. It has the annual initial capacity of 29 million passengers and upon completion, it can handle 93 million passengers per year so as it is the World’s Second Largest Airport after Dubai Airport. The airport is considered as the most architecturally significant terminal complex in the world. It is the hub of Qatar Airways. Doha airport serves its passengers to benefit from more than 1,000 airports in more than 160 countries, with 14,250 daily departures. Because of its capacity and luxury stays, Doha airport is busy throughout the year day and night. This is one of the most important famous place of Doha.
National Museum of Qatar:
National Museum of Qatar is located in Doha. Since its inauguration, the museum contained materials which signify Qatar’s cultural heritage, such as Bedouin ethnographic materials, maritime artifacts and environmental items. Ancient artifacts, most of which are locally derived, are also housed in the museum.
The National Museum of Qatar is a national museum in Doha, Qatar. The current building opened to the public on 28 March 2019, replacing the previous building which opened in 1975. The building was designed by architect Jean Nouvel so as he was inspired by the desert rose crystal, which can be found in Qatar. Tickets to our museums and exhibitions are free for residents of Qatar and GCC countries (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait) with valid ID, and for all children 16 and under. History lovers will have a mesmerizing experience visiting this museum. It contains all things related to culture of Qatar and so this is one of the most famous places to travel in Doha.
Football Stadiums:
Doha is currently famous for the construction of luxurious Football stadiums that are venue of Fifa World Cup so this is one of the biggest reason why Doha is now famous among all countries. Its tourism has improved very well. It is because of Football world cup that was organized in Doha. They have made stadiums attached with luxury hotels and with attached Shopping Malls. This helps players and tourists to enjoy the Football World cup without any worry and with all essential things available within the same area and with attached paths in full security. Some of these stadiums are temperature controlling to help us to survive in the hot temperature of Arab countries so these stadiums have gathered a lot of attention from all the countries.
Museum of Islamic Art:
Museum of Islamic art is a place where Qatar have collected Islamic art from all over the world and save it with great security and care because it includes ceramics, metalwork, jewelry, woodwork, textile, glass, collected from 3 continents of the world dating from 7th to 19th century. Entry to the museum is free. It is one of the world’s largest collection of Islamic art and crafts. It contains masterpieces from Islamic history that are worth seeing. Visit to Doha does not complete without visiting Museum of Islamic Art and so as a Muslim, it will be a proud moment to see Islamic art of the history.
Villaggio Mall:
Villaggio mall is a shopping mall located in the Aspire Zone of West end of Doha because it has over 200 stores of famous brands of US and UK and provide you lavish shopping experience. From budget to luxury, there are options aplenty. Clothing to jewelry, quick bites to leisurely meals, movies or theme parks, Villaggio is a one-stop family (though maybe not wallet) friendly destination. An indoor canal complete with gondolas takes shoppers along one wing of the mall, depositing them right by Via Domo – a high end high street with every luxury lover’s favorite brand names. It provides you all the facilities for entertainment purposes such as movie, park and much more. There are activities for people of all age groups and so you can have a complete entertainment package for you and your family at Villaggio Mall.
Souq waqif:
Besides all the modern and lavish places in Doha. Souq waqif is a very traditional place that represents culture of Qatar. It is called Souq Waqif because it means “standing marketplace” that contains traditional garments, spices, handicrafts, and souvenirs. With shopping of cultural stuff, it also provide you facility of traditional restaurants and sheesha lounges. Just because you’re in a Souq doesn’t mean you have to buy anything. Just immersing yourself in the hustle and bustle of an authentic Souq is an experience in itself. The view of Souq waqif is famous in night because the lighting of the marketplace and restaurant provide us great view. It is great to see and so you can enjoy shopping and have great traditional dinner at Souq Waqif.
These were few famous places to travel to Doha.
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