Doha holds 2 places documented in this archive, among them Old Amiri Palace, Doha and Our Lady of the Rosary Church: Qatar's first Christian building since the 7th century, consecrated without a single visible cross.
What this page is
This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in Doha, Qatar: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.
Why visit
Doha grew out of Al Bidda, the settlement first documented in 1681 by the Carmelite convent, and it now holds more than 80% of Qatar's population.
Origins and history
The city of Doha was formed by seceding from a settlement known as Al Bidda, whose earliest documented mention was made in 1681 by the Carmelite convent, in an account that chronicles several settlements in Qatar.
Key facts
- Country: Qatar
- Places in this archive: 2
- Centre of the documented entries: 25.2497°N, 51.5276°E
Places documented in Doha
- Old Amiri Palace, Doha — The coral-and-gypsum palace of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim – the pearl-era heart of Qatar, now embraced by Jean Nouvel's desert-rose museum.
- Our Lady of the Rosary Church: Qatar's first Christian building since the 7th century, consecrated without a single visible cross — A Doha, capitale del Qatar, questa chiesa cattolica è descritta dalle fonti come il primo edificio cristiano costruito nel paese dalle conqu
What is on in Doha
- Beyti Beytak • My Home is Your Home — Fahad bin Ali Palace, Doha, 25 October 2026 – 29 May 2027 — 25 October 2026 — 29 May 2027
- Around the World in Jewellery: 500 pieces from Qatar's collections at M7 Doha, 27 October to 26 December 2026 — 27 October 2026 — 26 December 2026
Sources
The entries listed above are the source of the counts, the names and the position on this page.
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See this place and what’s around it →Events here — now on & upcoming
- Around the World in Jewellery: 500 pieces from Qatar's collections at M7 Doha, 27 October to 26 December 202627 Oct 2026 — 26 Dec 2026See the event →
- Beyti Beytak • My Home is Your Home — Fahad bin Ali Palace, Doha, 25 October 2026 – 29 May 202725 Oct 2026 — 29 May 2027See the event →
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