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Subsequently, the government decided to centralize all of the western region's infrastructure in the city of Dukhan, and so in the 1970s
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supported by six columns. The open iwan connects to the courtyard through seven square arches and spans 3.17 meters in width, with an opening on each side. The enclosed iwan, or qibla iwan's area is roughly identical to that of the open iwan. The wall separating the open iwan from the enclosed iwan
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Zekreet Fort has been dated to the late 18th or early 19th century. The fort's shape is quadrangular with four circular watchtowers. At the initial time of construction, the fort did not have any towers. The towers were instead added to each side in a reconstruction phase. Facilities for
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461:. Zekreet Fort was discovered during this period. The area was again excavated by a French team from 2002 and 2005 and the contents of this excavation were analyzed in 2006. The total area of the excavated site was 18,000 m (4.4 acres).
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has embarked on a project to repackage a house belonging to the former imam of
Zekreet during the 1950s as a cultural venue where educational workshops are held. As part of the repackaging, a passage will be constructed from the building to
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On an area of 6,692 m, the
Zekreet Commercial Plaza features 36 businesses, 31 residential units and several offices. Included among these businesses are restaurants, a bank, a post office, and a grocery store.
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Like most settlements in Qatar, seawater intrusion contaminated the coastal aquifers, therefore the contemporary village was established inland on the other side of the bay near existing water wells on the
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were also imported here. The growth and formation of the modern village of
Zekreet were dependent on this harbor, however, it was subsequently made obsolete by
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of the open iwan have been sealed, the original doors have been replaced with metal ones, and the roof has been covered with corrugated sheet metal plates.
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Alexandrine Guérin; Faysal ʿAbdallah al-Naʾimi (2008). "Nineteenth century settlement patterns at Zekrit, Qatar: pottery, tribes and territory".
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Zekreet was likely inhabited during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the same era that saw the rise of the nearby northern settlements of
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is in the process of implementing the $ 600 million
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dimensions are 10.24 meters by 15.90 meters. A designated area for ablution is located at the southeastern corner of the courtyard.
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1990 it was estimated that it had only 50 households. A majority of its residents were still employed in the energy sector.
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faces eastward. The mosque's iwans possess two window openings situated on the northern and southern exterior walls. The
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protruding into the bay known as Ras
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which had sentimental value for its inhabitants, but the name was eventually given to the village itself.
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Reconstructed ruins on a limestone rock in the Zekreet Peninsula
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Harbor in 1952, and by the 1960s was decommissioned altogether.
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includes three doors, the central one facing the qibla. The
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and about 80 km (50 mi) north-west west of
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930:(e-Thesis). University of Durham. p. 148.
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1100:. Qatar Museums. 22 June 2023
893:Qatar, a MEED practical guide
693:. Longman Group. p. 49.
351:Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalahimah
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585:Abandoned vehicle in Zekreet
808:. University of Southampton
252:Zekreet is also spelled as
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