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<span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Geography</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Geography-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Geography subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Geography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Climate" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Climate"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Climate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Climate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Industry" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Industry"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Industry</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Industry-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only 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<ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Development_projects" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Development_projects"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Development projects</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Development_projects-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Development projects subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Development_projects-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Residential_projects" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Residential_projects"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Residential projects</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Residential_projects-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Visitor_attractions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Visitor_attractions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Visitor attractions</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Visitor_attractions-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Visitor attractions subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Visitor_attractions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Parks_and_zoos" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Parks_and_zoos"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Parks and zoos</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Parks_and_zoos-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Commercial_attractions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Commercial_attractions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Commercial attractions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Commercial_attractions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Al_Khor_Corniche" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Al_Khor_Corniche"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>Al Khor Corniche</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Al_Khor_Corniche-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Natural_attractions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Natural_attractions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.4</span> <span>Natural attractions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Natural_attractions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Historic_architecture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Historic_architecture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.5</span> <span>Historic architecture</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Historic_architecture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Sports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Culture</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Culture-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Culture subsection</span> </button> 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<span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Twin_towns_and_sister_cities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Twin_towns_and_sister_cities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>Twin towns and sister cities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Twin_towns_and_sister_cities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div 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href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Khor" title="Al Khor – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Al Khor" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Khor_(kota)" title="Al Khor (kota) – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Al Khor (kota)" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%9E%D1%80" title="Эль-Хаўр – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Эль-Хаўр" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Khor_(ciutat)" title="Al Khor (ciutat) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Al Khor (ciutat)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Khawr_(kapital_sa_munisipyo)" title="Al Khawr (kapital sa munisipyo) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Al Khawr (kapital sa munisipyo)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Chaur_(m%C4%9Bsto)" title="Al-Chaur (město) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Al-Chaur (město)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Khor_(dinas)" title="Al Khor (dinas) – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Al Khor (dinas)" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Chaur" title="Al-Chaur – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Al-Chaur" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BB_%CE%A7%CE%BF%CF%81" title="Αλ Χορ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Αλ Χορ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jor" title="Jor – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Jor" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Khor" title="Al Khor – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Al Khor" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Khor_(hiria)" title="Al Khor (hiria) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Al Khor (hiria)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B1" title="الخور – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="الخور" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Khor" title="Al-Khor – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Al-Khor" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Khor" title="Al Khor – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Al Khor" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%8C%EC%BD%94%EB%A5%B4_(%EB%8F%84%EC%8B%9C)" title="알코르 (도시) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="알코르 (도시)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Khor" title="Al Khor – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Al Khor" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Khor" title="Al-Khor – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Al-Khor" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Khor" title="Al Khor – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Al Khor" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%9C-%D7%97%27%D7%95%D7%A8" title="אל-ח'ור – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אל-ח'ור" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haura" title="Haura – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Haura" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a 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For the municipality in which the city is located, see <a href="/wiki/Al_Khor_Municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Khor Municipality">Al Khor Municipality</a>. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Khor_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Khor (disambiguation)">Khor (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">City in Al Khor Municipality, Qatar</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) 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.infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Al-Khor</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native"><span title="Arabic-language text"><span lang="ar" dir="rtl">الخور</span></span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category">City</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" 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.tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tnone center"><div class="multiimageinner" style="width:262px;max-width:262px;border:none"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:260px;max-width:260px"><div style="height:172px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HAR4161-4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Al Khor Towers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/HAR4161-4.jpg/258px-HAR4161-4.jpg" decoding="async" width="258" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/HAR4161-4.jpg/387px-HAR4161-4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/HAR4161-4.jpg/516px-HAR4161-4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div><div>One of the three <a href="/wiki/Al_Khor_Towers" title="Al Khor Towers">Al Khor Towers</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:129px;max-width:129px"><div style="height:95px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Qatar,_Al_Khor_(19).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Al Thakhira Road" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%2819%29.JPG/127px-Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%2819%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="127" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%2819%29.JPG/191px-Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%2819%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%2819%29.JPG/254px-Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%2819%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="1836" /></a></span></div><div>Al Thakhira Road</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:129px;max-width:129px"><div style="height:95px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Houses_near_Corniche_of_Al_Khor.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Souq Waqif Al Khor" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Houses_near_Corniche_of_Al_Khor.jpg/127px-Houses_near_Corniche_of_Al_Khor.jpg" decoding="async" width="127" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Houses_near_Corniche_of_Al_Khor.jpg/191px-Houses_near_Corniche_of_Al_Khor.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Houses_near_Corniche_of_Al_Khor.jpg/254px-Houses_near_Corniche_of_Al_Khor.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span></div><div>Souq Waqif Al Khor</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:137px;max-width:137px"><div style="height:89px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Noon_in_Al_Khor,_Qatar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Al Khor Harbor" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Noon_in_Al_Khor%2C_Qatar.jpg/135px-Noon_in_Al_Khor%2C_Qatar.jpg" decoding="async" width="135" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Noon_in_Al_Khor%2C_Qatar.jpg/203px-Noon_in_Al_Khor%2C_Qatar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Noon_in_Al_Khor%2C_Qatar.jpg/270px-Noon_in_Al_Khor%2C_Qatar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span></div><div>Al Khor Harbor</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:121px;max-width:121px"><div style="height:89px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tunnel_Cascade.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Al Khor Park" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Tunnel_Cascade.jpg/119px-Tunnel_Cascade.jpg" decoding="async" width="119" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Tunnel_Cascade.jpg/179px-Tunnel_Cascade.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Tunnel_Cascade.jpg/238px-Tunnel_Cascade.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div><div>Al Khor Park</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:260px;max-width:260px"><div style="height:110px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:View_of_Al_Bayt_Stadium_in_2020.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Al Bayt Stadium" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1a/View_of_Al_Bayt_Stadium_in_2020.png/258px-View_of_Al_Bayt_Stadium_in_2020.png" decoding="async" width="258" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1a/View_of_Al_Bayt_Stadium_in_2020.png/387px-View_of_Al_Bayt_Stadium_in_2020.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1a/View_of_Al_Bayt_Stadium_in_2020.png/516px-View_of_Al_Bayt_Stadium_in_2020.png 2x" data-file-width="1891" data-file-height="809" /></a></span></div><div><a href="/wiki/Al_Bayt_Stadium" title="Al Bayt Stadium">Al Bayt Stadium</a></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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.od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Qatar_adm_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Al-Khor is located in Qatar"><img alt="Al-Khor is located in Qatar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Qatar_adm_location_map.svg/250px-Qatar_adm_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="237" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Qatar_adm_location_map.svg/375px-Qatar_adm_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Qatar_adm_location_map.svg/500px-Qatar_adm_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1039" data-file-height="987" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:32.105%;left:55%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Al-Khor"><img alt="Al-Khor" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:4px;left:-3em"><div>Al-Khor</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in Qatar</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Al_Khor_(city)&params=25_41_24_N_51_30_36_E_type:city(61877)_region:QA-KH"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">25°41′24″N</span> <span class="longitude">51°30′36″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">25.69000°N 51.51000°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">25.69000; 51.51000</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Qatar" title="Municipalities of Qatar">Municipality</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Al_Khor" title="Al Khor">Al Khor Municipality</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Zones_of_Qatar" title="Zones of Qatar">Zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Zone_74,_Qatar" title="Zone 74, Qatar">Zone 74</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">District no.</th><td class="infobox-data">269</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Urban<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">4.4 sq mi (11.4 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2021)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • City</div></th><td class="infobox-data">61,877</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B3" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+3">UTC+3</a> (<a href="/wiki/UTC%2B03:00" title="UTC+03:00">AST</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Al Khor</b> (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">الخور</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Arabic" title="Romanization of Arabic">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Arabic-language romanization"><i lang="ar-Latn">Al Khawr</i></span>) is a coastal city in northeast <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a>, located 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of the capital <a href="/wiki/Doha" title="Doha">Doha</a>. Considered one of Qatar's largest cities, it is the capital city of the <a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Qatar" title="Municipalities of Qatar">municipality</a> of <a href="/wiki/Al_Khor" title="Al Khor">Al Khor and Al Thakhira</a>. Dating back to the 18th century, it is one of Qatar's oldest settlements. The name of the city, meaning <a href="/wiki/Creek_(tidal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Creek (tidal)">creek</a> in <a href="/wiki/Arabic" title="Arabic">Arabic</a>, emerged because the original settlement was built on a creek. Until the mid-1900s, it was known as <i>Khor Al Shaqiq</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-startimes_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startimes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Originally a fishing and <a href="/wiki/Pearl_hunting" title="Pearl hunting">pearling</a> village, much of Al Khor's recent growth has been due to its proximity to Qatar's northern oil and <a href="/wiki/Natural_gas_in_Qatar" title="Natural gas in Qatar">natural gas</a> fields and to <a href="/wiki/Ras_Laffan_Industrial_City" title="Ras Laffan Industrial City">Ras Laffan Industrial City</a>. Along with the neighboring <a href="/wiki/Al_Khor_Community" title="Al Khor Community">Al Khor Community</a>, it hosts a large number of <a href="/wiki/Oil_industry" class="mw-redirect" title="Oil industry">oil workers</a>. <a href="/wiki/Al_Khor_Island" title="Al Khor Island">Al Khor Island</a>, an important archaeological and tourist site, is northeast of the city. It was also the venue for the opening game of the <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022 FIFA World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Initial_settlement">Initial settlement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Initial settlement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HAR3552-2_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/HAR3552-2_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-HAR3552-2_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/HAR3552-2_%28cropped%29.jpg/255px-HAR3552-2_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/HAR3552-2_%28cropped%29.jpg/340px-HAR3552-2_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="3446" /></a><figcaption>Far view of the Ain Hleetan Well</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Persian_gulf_seen_at_al_khor,_Qatar_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Persian_gulf_seen_at_al_khor%2C_Qatar_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Persian_gulf_seen_at_al_khor%2C_Qatar_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Persian_gulf_seen_at_al_khor%2C_Qatar_-_panoramio.jpg/330px-Persian_gulf_seen_at_al_khor%2C_Qatar_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Persian_gulf_seen_at_al_khor%2C_Qatar_-_panoramio.jpg/440px-Persian_gulf_seen_at_al_khor%2C_Qatar_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3259" data-file-height="1849" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a> as seen from Al Khor Corniche</figcaption></figure> <p>According to oral tradition, Al Khor was first settled by members of the <a href="/wiki/Al_Muhannadi" title="Al Muhannadi">Al Muhannadi</a> tribe in the mid-18th century,<sup id="cite_ref-aje_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aje-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> possibly around 1750, making it one of the oldest settlements in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-startimes_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startimes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Various versions of the story exist, but one version states that two nomadic Al Muhannada tribesmen, Mohammed bin Baddah and Majid Al Shuqairi, had gone in search of their missing camels. While searching, they discovered a stream of fresh water in a <a href="/wiki/Depression_(geology)" title="Depression (geology)">depression</a> underneath a high ground, later to be known as Ain Hleetan. Further exploration also unveiled a suitable docking platform on a shallow <a href="/wiki/Tidal_creek" title="Tidal creek">tidal creek</a>, which led to the area being settled by the whole of the Al Muhanada tribe after relocating from their home in <a href="/wiki/Al_Khuwayr" title="Al Khuwayr">Al Khuwayr</a> in northeast Qatar. According to an alternative version of this story, it is stated that the two cousins stumbled upon Al Khor after unsuccessfully chasing down a <a href="/wiki/Hare" title="Hare">hare</a>, rather than searching for their lost camels.<sup id="cite_ref-startimes_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startimes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was decided that the name of the town would be prefixed with 'khor' which is the Arabic translation of 'creek', however, multiple names were used in the settlement's initial stages. The two most popular names were 'Khor Al Muhanadah', named after the founding tribe, and 'Khor Al Shaqiq', which is named after the incision in the wood used in constructing sailboats, a craft for which the settlement was well known.<sup id="cite_ref-startimes_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startimes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of these two, 'Khor Al Shaqiq' was the more commonly used variant. <a href="/wiki/Carsten_Niebuhr" title="Carsten Niebuhr">Carsten Niebuhr</a>, an 18th-century German explorer who visited the <a href="/wiki/Arabian_Peninsula" title="Arabian Peninsula">Arabian Peninsula</a>, created one of the first maps to depict the settlements of Qatar in 1765 in which he denoted 'Adsjar', possibly referring to Al Khor.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Primarily a <a href="/wiki/Pearl_diving" class="mw-redirect" title="Pearl diving">pearl diving</a> and fishing village, the majority of activity took place during the summer when the pearling season was in full swing. During the winter, the nomadic tribesmen would rear livestock throughout the interior.<sup id="cite_ref-startimes_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startimes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The locals fetched their drinking water from a well known as Ain Al Jahsha, located about 10 km (6.2 mi) to the west of the settlement.<sup id="cite_ref-aje_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aje-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another closer-by water source, Ain Hleetan, was also used by the residents, and some even believed that water obtained from Ain Hleetan possessed medicinal properties, leading it to gain the moniker of "the doctor".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="19th_century">19th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 19th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 1820s, George Barnes Brucks carried out the first British survey of the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He recorded the following notes about Al Khor, which he referred to as <i>Khore Sheditch</i>: "Khore Sheditch is a small boat harbour, to the southward of <a href="/wiki/Ras_Matbakh" title="Ras Matbakh">Ras Mut Buck</a>, having from one and a half to two and a half fathoms water in it ; its entrance is in lat. 25° 40' 10' N., long. 51° 34' 50' E. The point at the entrance of Khore Aegarah is in lat. 25° 43' 10" N., long. 51° 36' 40" E. The Khore is small, having only one fathom in it."<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 239.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 237.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Al_Khor_trigonometrical_plan_1823.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="‘Trigonometrical plan of Core Shedeitch [Khor Shaqiq] on the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf’ by G.B. Brucks (1823)"><img alt="‘Trigonometrical plan of Core Shedeitch [Khor Shaqiq] on the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf’ by G.B. Brucks (1823)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Al_Khor_trigonometrical_plan_1823.jpg/356px-Al_Khor_trigonometrical_plan_1823.jpg" decoding="async" width="238" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Al_Khor_trigonometrical_plan_1823.jpg/533px-Al_Khor_trigonometrical_plan_1823.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Al_Khor_trigonometrical_plan_1823.jpg/711px-Al_Khor_trigonometrical_plan_1823.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2554" data-file-height="2370" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">‘Trigonometrical plan of Core Shedeitch [Khor Shaqiq] on the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf’ by G.B. Brucks (1823)</div> </li> </ul> <p>In the 19th century, several other tribes within the country began migrating to Khor Al Shaqiq as a result of its reputation and its well-known spring, Ain Hleetan. The two main tribes, Shahwan and <a href="/wiki/Bani_Hajer" title="Bani Hajer">Bani Hajer</a>, soon intermarried with the Al Muhannada tribe and formed new families, including the Al-Baddha, Al-Missned, Al-Hassan and Al Arbeed. Further migrants came from the <a href="/wiki/Utub" class="mw-redirect" title="Utub">Utub</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manasir_(tribe)" title="Manasir (tribe)">Al Manasir</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dawasir" title="Dawasir">Al Dawasir</a>, as well as immigrants from Persia and Najd. As a result, Khor Al Shaqiq represented a wide range of cultures and ethnicities at the time. Around 1850, many of these tribes united to form the Al Muhannada tribal confederation.<sup id="cite_ref-startimes_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startimes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1871, the <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a> expanded its reach into Eastern Arabia. After establishing themselves on <a href="/wiki/Al-Ahsa_Oasis" title="Al-Ahsa Oasis">Al-Hasa</a> coast, they advanced towards Qatar. <a href="/wiki/Abdullah_II_Al-Sabah" title="Abdullah II Al-Sabah">Abdullah II Al-Sabah</a> of Kuwait was sent to the town to secure a landing for the Ottoman troops, bringing with him four Ottoman flags for the most influential personages in Qatar. One of these flags was destined for Ali bin Abdul Aziz, the ruler of Khor Al Shaqiq.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For defensive purposes, in the 1890s sheikh <a href="/wiki/Jassim_bin_Mohammed_Al_Thani" title="Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani">Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani</a> ordered all of Qatar's northernmost settlements, including <a href="/wiki/Al_Khuwayr" title="Al Khuwayr">Al Khuwayr</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ar_Ru%27ays" class="mw-redirect" title="Ar Ru'ays">Ar Ru'ays</a>, to be evacuated and its inhabitants moved to <a href="/wiki/Al_Bidda" title="Al Bidda">Al Bidda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Wakrah" title="Al Wakrah">Al Wakrah</a> and Khor Al Shaqiq, leading to a considerable size increase for the village.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_century">20th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 20th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:View_of_one_of_the_Al_Khor_Towers_and_a_dhow.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/View_of_one_of_the_Al_Khor_Towers_and_a_dhow.jpg/220px-View_of_one_of_the_Al_Khor_Towers_and_a_dhow.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/View_of_one_of_the_Al_Khor_Towers_and_a_dhow.jpg/330px-View_of_one_of_the_Al_Khor_Towers_and_a_dhow.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/View_of_one_of_the_Al_Khor_Towers_and_a_dhow.jpg 2x" data-file-width="410" data-file-height="275" /></a><figcaption>One of the surviving <a href="/wiki/Al_Khor_Towers" title="Al Khor Towers">Al Khor Towers</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Al_Khor_-_The_Old_Mosque_4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Al_Khor_-_The_Old_Mosque_4.jpg/220px-Al_Khor_-_The_Old_Mosque_4.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="332" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Al_Khor_-_The_Old_Mosque_4.jpg/330px-Al_Khor_-_The_Old_Mosque_4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Al_Khor_-_The_Old_Mosque_4.jpg/440px-Al_Khor_-_The_Old_Mosque_4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="4928" /></a><figcaption>A historic mosque in Al Khor</figcaption></figure> <p>To protect both the coveted Ain Hleetan Well and the town's fledgling harbor, the villagers built the <a href="/wiki/Al_Khor_Towers" title="Al Khor Towers">Al Khor Towers</a> around 1900.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Originally a collection of eight towers, only three survived throughout the ages. Multiple different families were tasked with maintaining and renovating each tower.<sup id="cite_ref-startimes_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startimes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Located next to these towers at the northern boundary of Al Khor was the Barahat Al-Jawhar, a cultural venue of unknown origins dating back to either the late 19th century or early 20th century. Holidays, cultural activities such as <a href="/wiki/Ardah" title="Ardah">ardah</a> performances, and wedding celebrations were held here due to the large amount of open space in this structure. It had arches on all sides, its façade had geometric patterns and it was built of a type of stone not naturally found in the region. <a href="/wiki/Cannon" title="Cannon">Cannons</a> belonging to the <a href="/wiki/History_of_Qatar#Ottoman_period_(1871–1915)" title="History of Qatar">Ottoman garrison</a> at Al Khor were found inside, suggesting it may have been built by the Ottomans for a defensive purpose.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the 20th century, drinking water was obtained primarily from the Umm aş Şuwayyah area to the southwest of the village, as this well was renowned for its water's freshness. Women would fetch this water in pots and place them on the backs of <a href="/wiki/Donkey" title="Donkey">donkeys</a> to be transported back to the village. There were also several <a href="/wiki/Spring_(hydrology)" title="Spring (hydrology)">springs</a> in the village, among them, Ain Sadd, Ain Salam, Ain Al-Dab, and Ain Masoud. Each spring was named after the individual responsible for excavating it. Furthermore, the village's basic water needs were met by three primary reservoirs: Al-Jalta Dam, a cement <a href="/wiki/Dam" title="Dam">dam</a> built inland in <a href="/wiki/Al_Egda" title="Al Egda">Al Egda</a>, the Ain Al-Dab Dam built near the Al Khor Police Station on the coast, and the Roza Dam, built to the north near what is today Al Thakhira Road.<sup id="cite_ref-sharq1_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sharq1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The village had an international presence during this period, with frequent trade missions taking place to the coast of <a href="/wiki/Fars_(territory)" title="Fars (territory)">Fars</a>. Their relationship was so extensive that it was even incorrectly speculated by English diplomat <a href="/wiki/Charles_Belgrave" title="Charles Belgrave">Charles Belgrave</a> that the Al Muhannada originated from Iran.<sup id="cite_ref-startimes_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startimes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Goods that were brought back from trading missions would then be sold at one of the village's three primary <a href="/wiki/Souq" class="mw-redirect" title="Souq">souqs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sharq1_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sharq1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Captain Francis Prideaux, who was the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Residency" title="Persian Gulf Residency">British political resident in Bahrain</a>, remarked in 1906 that, although Al Bidda was firmly under <a href="/wiki/House_of_Thani" title="House of Thani">Al Thani</a>-rule, the tribes of northern settlements, including Khor Al Shaqiq, did not pay tribute to the sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, nor did they consider themselves subjects of his.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was remarked by the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Residency" title="Persian Gulf Residency">British political resident</a> in Bahrain in 1939 that the Al Muhannadi in Al Khor had about 600 fighting men led by Sheikh Ahmed Bin Essa, and were closely tied to the <a href="/wiki/Bani_Hajer" title="Bani Hajer">Bani Hajer</a> tribe.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1950, anthropologist <a href="/wiki/Henry_Field_(anthropologist)" title="Henry Field (anthropologist)">Henry Field</a> visited Qatar, publishing his findings a year later. While there, he interviewed Mansur bin Khalil, a local sheikh, who informed him that the population of the Al Muhannadi in Al Khor was approximately 2,000 people. Some lived in tents while others resided in primitive stone dwellings.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lorimer_report">Lorimer report</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Lorimer report"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/J._G._Lorimer" class="mw-redirect" title="J. G. Lorimer">J. G. Lorimer</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Gazetteer_of_the_Persian_Gulf" class="mw-redirect" title="Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf">Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf</a></i> gives an account of Al Khor (referring to it as Khor Shaqiq) in 1908: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"> <dl><dd>"Generally pronounced as Shajij or Shagig. The name of an inlet and of the village which it contains, upon the east side of the Qatar Promontory: the entrance of the inlet, which is shallow and runs about 4 miles inland, is situated between Ras-an-Nof and Ras Matbakh, about 26 miles north of <a href="/wiki/Doha" title="Doha">Doha</a>. Khor Shaqiq is frequently called "Khor-al-Mahandah," or simply "Khor," in contradistinction to "<a href="/wiki/Al_Khuwayr" title="Al Khuwayr">Al Khuwair</a>," on the other side of the peninsula.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>The village stands on the south side of the inlet, near its foot; not far from it is a hill, surmounted by a watch tower, and under the hill is a well of good water called Halaitan. <a href="/wiki/Al_Thakhira" title="Al Thakhira">Al Thakhira</a> is only 4 miles to the northward of Khor Shaqiq and is reached by a track which turned the foot of the inlet and then crosses a level plain. Four miles south of Khor Saqiq is Halat Wabil, an island-reef, still covered at high-tide but said to be rapidly increasing in elevation. The village consists of about 400 mud and stone houses of Mahandah (<a href="/wiki/Al_Muhannadi" title="Al Muhannadi">Al Muhannadi</a>), half of the Al Hasan and half of the Misandah section, to whom belong 80 pearl boats [manned by 1200 men], 90 other sea-going vessels and 30 fishing boats, besides 100 camels."<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> </blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Modernization">Modernization</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Modernization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ISS-62_Doha,_Qatar_at_night_(Al_Khor).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/ISS-62_Doha%2C_Qatar_at_night_%28Al_Khor%29.jpg/220px-ISS-62_Doha%2C_Qatar_at_night_%28Al_Khor%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/ISS-62_Doha%2C_Qatar_at_night_%28Al_Khor%29.jpg/330px-ISS-62_Doha%2C_Qatar_at_night_%28Al_Khor%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/ISS-62_Doha%2C_Qatar_at_night_%28Al_Khor%29.jpg/440px-ISS-62_Doha%2C_Qatar_at_night_%28Al_Khor%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1152" data-file-height="940" /></a><figcaption>Satellite view of Al Khor at night</figcaption></figure> <p>Modernization in the town started in the 1940s and 1950s, after Qatar started reaping the benefits of its newly discovered <a href="/wiki/Oil_well" title="Oil well">oil fields</a>. The first paved road connecting Al Khor to the capital Doha was constructed in the 1940s, and in the 1950s, the town constructed its first hospital. A primary school followed shortly after. The town also began to be referred to simply as 'Al Khor' rather than 'Khor Al Shaqiq'.<sup id="cite_ref-startimes_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startimes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At this time, most of Al Khor's houses, built out of stone, were located along the beachfront, being connected by a series of narrow alleyways. Many were two-story houses with cooling rooms on the top floor for summer months. In 1965, the city was integrated into Qatar's electrical grid.<sup id="cite_ref-sharq1_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sharq1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the early 1960s, <a href="/wiki/Pan-Arabism" title="Pan-Arabism">pan-Arabism</a> had established itself in the peninsula, and in 1963, the <a href="/wiki/Qatar_National_Unity_Front" title="Qatar National Unity Front">Qatar National Unity Front</a> was created. The movement, which opposed royal privilege and advocated for increased workers rights, had a stronghold in Al Khor.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-startimes_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startimes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of its leaders belonged to the Al-Missned sub-tribe of the Al Muhannada, and the group was popular with residents. In retaliation, a small number of high-ranking Al Thani members suggested bombing Al Khor, though this idea was dismissed.<sup id="cite_ref-q128_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-q128-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the Qatari government cracked down on the group, in 1964 they banished many members of the Al Muhannada to <a href="/wiki/Kuwait" title="Kuwait">Kuwait</a>, where they would remain for several months before returning to Qatar after mediation from the Saudi government.<sup id="cite_ref-startimes_3-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startimes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also stipulated that each tribe member was to pledge allegiance to the emir of Qatar, and those who refused would stay in exile.<sup id="cite_ref-q128_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-q128-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 1972, the <a href="/wiki/Al_Khor" title="Al Khor">Al Khor Municipality</a> was officially established with Al Khor as its seat. Following this decree, the government began large-scale development projects in the town, which included replacing all old housing units and establishing government office branches in the town.<sup id="cite_ref-startimes_3-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startimes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Residences on the shorefront were demolished, making way for modern housing built at higher elevations.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in the early 1970s, Al Khor Health Center was inaugurated.<sup id="cite_ref-startimes_3-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startimes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the 1980s, the primary and secondary road system for Al Khor was developed by the Ministry of Public Works.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1983–84, Al Khor was included as part of a major project by the Ministry of Public Works valued at <a href="/wiki/Qatari_riyal" title="Qatari riyal">QAR</a> 535 million to develop sewage infrastructure in major settlements outside of Doha.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century">21st century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to the continuous expansion at <a href="/wiki/Ras_Laffan_Industrial_City" title="Ras Laffan Industrial City">Ras Laffan Industrial City</a>, the number of facilities and services available in the town is rapidly increasing. In October 2015, <a href="/wiki/Ashghal" title="Ashghal">Ashghal</a> (Public Works Authority) revealed that it would be investing billions of Qatari riyals into developing infrastructure in Al Khor. Its plan includes the creation of additional hospitals and schools and the refurbishment of the road system.<sup id="cite_ref-5reasons_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5reasons-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ISS025-E-6120_-_View_of_Qatar_(al_khor).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/ISS025-E-6120_-_View_of_Qatar_%28al_khor%29.jpg/220px-ISS025-E-6120_-_View_of_Qatar_%28al_khor%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/ISS025-E-6120_-_View_of_Qatar_%28al_khor%29.jpg/330px-ISS025-E-6120_-_View_of_Qatar_%28al_khor%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/ISS025-E-6120_-_View_of_Qatar_%28al_khor%29.jpg/440px-ISS025-E-6120_-_View_of_Qatar_%28al_khor%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="452" data-file-height="420" /></a><figcaption>Satellite imagery of Al Khor 2010</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Landscape_to_the_north_of_Al_Khor.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Landscape_to_the_north_of_Al_Khor.jpg/220px-Landscape_to_the_north_of_Al_Khor.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Landscape_to_the_north_of_Al_Khor.jpg/330px-Landscape_to_the_north_of_Al_Khor.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Landscape_to_the_north_of_Al_Khor.jpg/440px-Landscape_to_the_north_of_Al_Khor.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1634" data-file-height="1087" /></a><figcaption>Vegetated landscape to the north of Al Khor, east of the Al Jebail water treatment plant</figcaption></figure> <p>Qatar's capital, <a href="/wiki/Doha" title="Doha">Doha</a>, is located 57 km (35 mi) to the south.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Common vegetation found in Al Khor include <i>alaqool</i> (<i><a href="/wiki/Alhagi_maurorum" title="Alhagi maurorum">Alhagi maurorum</a></i>) in the northwest,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>qurdi</i> (<i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ochradenus_baccatus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ochradenus baccatus (page does not exist)">Ochradenus baccatus</a></i>),<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> mangroves (<i><a href="/wiki/Avicennia_marina" title="Avicennia marina">Avicennia marina</a></i>),<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> glasswort (<i><a href="/wiki/Salicornia_europaea" title="Salicornia europaea">Salicornia europaea</a></i>),<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>hadh</i> (<i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cornulaca_aucheri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cornulaca aucheri (page does not exist)">Cornulaca aucheri</a></i>),<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>rimth</i> (<a href="/wiki/Haloxylon_salicornicum" title="Haloxylon salicornicum">Haloxylon salicornicum</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Arab bean (<i><a href="/wiki/Gypsophila_vaccaria" title="Gypsophila vaccaria">Gypsophila vaccaria</a></i>),<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>cottina</i> (<i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bassia_eriophora&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bassia eriophora (page does not exist)">Bassia eriophora</a></i>),<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> broadleaf seagrass (<i><a href="/wiki/Halophila_stipulacea" title="Halophila stipulacea">Halophila stipulacea</a></i>) near the coast,<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i>cleome barbaran</i> (<i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cleome_brachycarpa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cleome brachycarpa (page does not exist)">Cleome brachycarpa</a></i>).<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Plants such as <i>qalam</i> (<i><a href="/wiki/Arthrocaulon_macrostachyum" title="Arthrocaulon macrostachyum">Arthrocaulon macrostachyum</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i>thailoth</i> (<i><a href="/wiki/Halocnemum_strobilaceum" title="Halocnemum strobilaceum">Halocnemum strobilaceum</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> are found primarily in <a href="/wiki/Salt_marsh" title="Salt marsh">salt marshes</a>. Flowers of the <a href="/wiki/Sonchus" title="Sonchus">Sonchus</a> genus (commonly known as common sow thistles) have also been observed in rare instances.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Al Khor overlooks a sheltered bay upon which <a href="/wiki/Al_Khor_Island" title="Al Khor Island">Al Khor Island</a> (also known as <i>Purple Island</i> and <i>Jazirat Bin Ghanim</i>) lies. The width of the bay ranges from 2.2 to 6.5 km (1.4 to 4.0 mi). It is linked to the open sea by a channel with a width of roughly 750 meters (2,460 ft) on its southern end.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The area is home to extensive stands of <a href="/wiki/Avicennia_marina" title="Avicennia marina">mangroves</a>, which cover an area of about 168 hectares off the coast.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a 2010 survey of Al Khor's coastal waters conducted by the <a href="/wiki/Qatar_Statistics_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Qatar Statistics Authority">Qatar Statistics Authority</a>, it was found that its average depth was 5 meters (16 ft) and its average pH was 8.11. Furthermore, the waters had a <a href="/wiki/Salinity" title="Salinity">salinity</a> of 48.58 psu, an average temperature of 24.72 °C and 6.44 mg/L of dissolved oxygen.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Al Khor City </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF9022; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.5<br />(68.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF8206; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.5<br />(72.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27<br />(81) </td> <td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.5<br />(90.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">39<br />(102) </td> <td style="background: #FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">41.5<br />(106.7) </td> <td style="background: #F80000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">42<br />(108) </td> <td style="background: #FF0600; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">40.5<br />(104.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">39<br />(102) </td> <td style="background: #FF2C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35<br />(95) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29<br />(84) </td> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23<br />(73) </td> <td style="background: #FF3D00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">32.6<br />(90.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12<br />(54) </td> <td style="background: #FFC082; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.5<br />(56.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF60; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16<br />(61) </td> <td style="background: #FF8D1B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21<br />(70) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25<br />(77) </td> <td style="background: #FF6700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.5<br />(79.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF5900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.5<br />(83.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF6000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.5<br />(81.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26<br />(79) </td> <td style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.5<br />(74.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20<br />(68) </td> <td style="background: #FFBD7C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14<br />(57) </td> <td style="background: #FF8C1A; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">21.1<br />(70.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #EEFFEE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11<br />(0.4) </td> <td style="background: #FCFFFC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.5<br />(0.06) </td> <td style="background: #FCFFFC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2<br />(0.1) </td> <td style="background: #F4FFF4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.5<br />(0.26) </td> <td style="background: #FDFFFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #FEFFFE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.25<br />(0.01) </td> <td style="background: #EAFFEA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.5<br />(0.53) </td> <td style="background: #DEFFDE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22<br />(0.9) </td> <td style="background: #F7FFF7; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">57.75<br />(2.26) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #1515FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">61 </td> <td style="background: #1919FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">60 </td> <td style="background: #2828FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">56 </td> <td style="background: #3434FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">53 </td> <td style="background: #4343FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">49 </td> <td style="background: #3F3FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">50 </td> <td style="background: #3B3BFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">51 </td> <td style="background: #2424FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">57 </td> <td style="background: #1919FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">60 </td> <td style="background: #0E0EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">63 </td> <td style="background: #0000F6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">69 </td> <td style="background: #0000E2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">74 </td> <td style="background: #1D1DFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">59 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: Qatar Statistics Authority<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Industry">Industry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Qatar,_Al_Khor_(10),_harbour,_offloading_fish.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%2810%29%2C_harbour%2C_offloading_fish.JPG/220px-Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%2810%29%2C_harbour%2C_offloading_fish.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%2810%29%2C_harbour%2C_offloading_fish.JPG/330px-Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%2810%29%2C_harbour%2C_offloading_fish.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%2810%29%2C_harbour%2C_offloading_fish.JPG/440px-Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%2810%29%2C_harbour%2C_offloading_fish.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="1836" /></a><figcaption>Workers unloading freshly caught fish at the harbor</figcaption></figure> <p>An industrial center exists to the northwest of Al Khor known as the <a href="/wiki/Al_Khor_Industrial_Area" title="Al Khor Industrial Area">Al Khor Industrial Area</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fishing">Fishing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Fishing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In terms of <a href="/wiki/Artisanal_fishing" title="Artisanal fishing">artisanal fishing</a> vessels, Al Khor had the highest amount out of any city surveyed in 2015 at 234 vessels. The city also had the most sailors (1,408) and was also the only major city to record an increase in the rate of sailors from 2010 to 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, the largest-ever expansion project of Qatari fishing ports was launched by the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Municipality_(Qatar)" title="Ministry of Municipality (Qatar)">Ministry of Municipality and Environment</a>, which included an additional 208 parking lots for boats in the Al Khor Harbor.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Healthcare">Healthcare</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Healthcare"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hamad_hospital._al_khor_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Hamad_hospital._al_khor_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Hamad_hospital._al_khor_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Hamad_hospital._al_khor_-_panoramio.jpg/330px-Hamad_hospital._al_khor_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Hamad_hospital._al_khor_-_panoramio.jpg/440px-Hamad_hospital._al_khor_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Pediatric Emergency Center of Al Khor Hospital</figcaption></figure> <p>The city is served by Al Khor General Hospital, which is under the auspices of <a href="/wiki/Hamad_Medical_Corporation" title="Hamad Medical Corporation">Hamad Medical Corporation</a>. It has a bed capacity of 115 and was opened in May 2005 as the first multi-specialty healthcare facility situated outside of Doha.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Health services provided by the hospital include general medical care, general surgery, obstetrics, pediatrics and neonatal care.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are also a few health centers, one of the largest being Al Khor Community Medical Centre.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Ashghal" title="Ashghal">Ashghal</a> (Public Works Authority) announced their intent to open a hospital with a bed capacity of 500 at a cost of QR 3.6 billion by 2017. Also included in the plan was a modern health center.<sup id="cite_ref-5reasons_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5reasons-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first formal school in Qatar outside of Doha opened in the city in 1952.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city's first public library opened in 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Al Khor International School is the main school in Al Khor, accommodating 4,000 students of families employed by <a href="/wiki/QatarEnergy_LNG" title="QatarEnergy LNG">QatarEnergy LNG</a>. In 2015, a government-sanctioned plan saw the allocation of QR 200 million towards building new schools with a planned completion date of late 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-5reasons_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5reasons-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development_projects">Development projects</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Development projects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Qatar,_Al_Khor_(6).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%286%29.JPG/220px-Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%286%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%286%29.JPG/330px-Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%286%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%286%29.JPG/440px-Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%286%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="1836" /></a><figcaption>Al Khor Harbor</figcaption></figure> <p>The Urban Planning & Development Authority conducted extensive surveying of Al Khor throughout 2007 and 2008 before officially publishing the 'Al-Khor City Master Plan 2032' in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Key features of the master plan include increased availability of public transport, extensive development along the city's 8 km (5.0 mi) of seafront and development of Al Khor Beach, a popular domestic attraction.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Barwa_Group" title="Barwa Group">Barwa Group</a> carries out real estate projects in Al Khor through its subsidiary, Barwa Al Khor. In November 2008, the group unveiled its major 'Urjuan' project, which had a projected cost of $10 billion. Urjuan was described as a planned city capable of hosting 63,000 inhabitants spread over 5.5 million square km. The project had a planned completion date of 2013 and its plots were to be sold through several phases.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in December 2009, the project was put on hold indefinitely.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Residential_projects">Residential projects</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Residential projects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Families of <a href="/wiki/Qatargas" class="mw-redirect" title="Qatargas">Qatargas</a> were provided with accommodation in <a href="/wiki/Al_Khor_Community" title="Al Khor Community">Al Khor Community</a>, one of the largest residential complexes in the country. Al Khor International School is located within the community. An investment of over QR 2 billion has been spent on the complex over the years by Alaqaria, a subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/Barwa_Group" title="Barwa Group">Barwa Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Visitor_attractions">Visitor attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Visitor attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Al_Khor_Park_entrance.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Al_Khor_Park_entrance.jpg/220px-Al_Khor_Park_entrance.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Al_Khor_Park_entrance.jpg/330px-Al_Khor_Park_entrance.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Al_Khor_Park_entrance.jpg/440px-Al_Khor_Park_entrance.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Entrance to Al Khor Park</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Parks_and_zoos">Parks and zoos</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Parks and zoos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The city has one of the largest parks – Al Khor Family Park & Zoo – in Qatar with an area of 240,000 m<sup>2</sup> (2,600,000 sq ft). Starting in June 2010, the government has invested QR 250 million in refurbishing the park.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This has resulted in the development of new facilities in the park such as a mini-golf course, a railway station and a museum.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The renovated park was officially reopened on 18 February 2016. The park also features a zoo, which hosts pandas, a first-ever in the Middle East.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Baladna" title="Baladna">Baladna</a> complex, which contains Baladna Farm and Baladna Park, is a popular local destination catering to families. Occupying an area of 2.4 million square meters, the complex offers various outdoor activities and games. A zoo hosting various animal species is also found in the complex. Baladna also has a visitors center that provides educational tours of dairy production.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Commercial_attractions">Commercial attractions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Commercial attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Attractions in Al Khor include Al-Sultan Beach Hotel & Resort, a palace that was converted into a hotel, and its large concentrations of modern and historical mosques. The main industry of the city is fishing. There are several beaches surrounding Al Khor, and the beaches south of it are home to many beach houses owned by both residents of the city and residents of Doha. </p><p>Al Khor Mall is the primary mall in the city, having opened in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city's first cinema was slated to open in Al Khor Mall at the end of 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Al_Khor_Corniche">Al Khor Corniche</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Al Khor Corniche"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Qatar,_Al_Khor_(20),_seafront.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%2820%29%2C_seafront.JPG/220px-Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%2820%29%2C_seafront.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%2820%29%2C_seafront.JPG/330px-Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%2820%29%2C_seafront.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%2820%29%2C_seafront.JPG/440px-Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%2820%29%2C_seafront.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="1652" /></a><figcaption>Al Khor Corniche, overlooking the Persian Gulf</figcaption></figure> <p>Al Khor Corniche is one of the most popular and accessible attractions in the city. A seafront <a href="/wiki/Esplanade" title="Esplanade">promenade</a> that runs for approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) and takes up over 28,000 m<sup>2</sup> (300,000 sq ft). The corniche is dotted with numerous cafes, green areas, and recreational areas. Beginning in 2017 and finishing in 2018, <a href="/wiki/Ashghal" title="Ashghal">Ashghal</a> (the Public Work Authority) refurbished the entire corniche. They added two children's play areas, bringing the total to five. They also improved accessibility for handicapped people, added over 6,000 m<sup>2</sup> (65,000 sq ft) of green areas and over 250 seats, and replaced every tile of the walkway.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Al_Khor_Beach.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Al_Khor_Beach.jpg/220px-Al_Khor_Beach.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Al_Khor_Beach.jpg/330px-Al_Khor_Beach.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Al_Khor_Beach.jpg/440px-Al_Khor_Beach.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Al Farkiya Family Beach</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Natural_attractions">Natural attractions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Natural attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Al_Khor_Island" title="Al Khor Island">Al Khor Island</a> (commonly known as Purple Island) is located near the city. Considered to be a domestic ecotourism destination, the island is connected to Al Khor by a tapered dirt path that runs through several streams.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A fenced-off beach referred to as either Al Farkiya Beach or Al Khor Family Beach provides a recreational space for families. Running for a stretch of about 1,350 metres (4,430 ft),<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is situated on the Farkeeh Coast and accommodates bathrooms, a playground and a concession stand.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historic_architecture">Historic architecture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Historic architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AL_khor.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/AL_khor.jpg/220px-AL_khor.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/AL_khor.jpg/330px-AL_khor.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/AL_khor.jpg/440px-AL_khor.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption>One of the historic <a href="/wiki/Al_Khor_Towers" title="Al Khor Towers">Al Khor Towers</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Al_Khor_museum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Al_Khor_museum.jpg/220px-Al_Khor_museum.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Al_Khor_museum.jpg/330px-Al_Khor_museum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Al_Khor_museum.jpg/440px-Al_Khor_museum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Al Khor Museum</figcaption></figure> <p>Three historic <a href="/wiki/Watchtower" title="Watchtower">watchtowers</a>, known as the <a href="/wiki/Al_Khor_Towers" title="Al Khor Towers">Al Khor Towers</a>, remain near Al Khor's shoreline, having been built in the late 19th century to early 20th century. Their primary purposes were to provide a vantage point and to scout for potential attacks. The three towers, each cylindrical, have walls that are 60 cm (24 in) thick and diameters of approximately 4 m (13 ft) each.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Among Al Khor's historic sites is the Ain Hleetan Well, which oral tradition suggests led to the founding of the city. First built in the late 1800s of a mixture consisting of plaster, clay, and gravel, the water from the well was believed by locals to be of medicinal value. It is said that it was discovered by a group of hunters, and that its construction eventually led to the development of the surrounding area which evolved into the modern-day city of Al Khor. In recognition of its historic importance, a marketplace consisting of over 70 stores known as Ain Hleetan Market was erected near the well, bolstering its tourism potential. <a href="/wiki/Qatar_Museums" title="Qatar Museums">Qatar Museums</a> is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the well.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Comprising two houses adjacent to a marketplace, the Al Ansari Property is situated in the central part of Al Khor. It was constructed around 1930 for members of the Al Ansari family, whom also owned the neighboring Al Khor Souq, which dates back to 1910. The houses underwent several expansions after their construction to lodge more family members.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Located in a former two-level police station along the coast is the Al Khor Archaeological Museum. It houses artifacts collected from expeditions carried out in the municipality.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the ground floor of the museum, handiwork relating to Qatar's cultural heritage are displayed, and there are exhibits on the maritime traditions historically engaged in by Qataris, such as fishing and shipbuilding. Ancient artifacts obtained from excavations, including those done on the dye industry in <a href="/wiki/Al_Khor_Island" title="Al Khor Island">Al Khor Island</a>, are hosted on the first floor, as well as geographic maps of Al Khor. On the second level, visitors are provided with a view of the bay and docks near the museum.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are two major sports stadiums in the city: <a href="/wiki/Al-Khor_SC_Stadium" title="Al-Khor SC Stadium">Al-Khor SC Stadium</a>, whose tenants are <a href="/wiki/Al-Khor_Sports_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Al-Khor Sports Club">Al Khor SC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Al_Bayt_Stadium" title="Al Bayt Stadium">Al Bayt Stadium</a>, which was completed for the <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022 FIFA World Cup</a>. Al Bayt Stadium, which translates to 'the house', is designed to replicate a traditional tent used by Qatari nomads. The seating capacity is 68,895 spectators,<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it hosted the semi-final between <a href="/wiki/France_national_football_team" title="France national football team">France</a> and <a href="/wiki/Morocco_national_football_team" title="Morocco national football team">Morocco</a> on 14 December 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Italian industrial group <a href="/wiki/Salini_Impregilo" class="mw-redirect" title="Salini Impregilo">Salini Impregilo</a> was contracted to oversee the stadium's construction operations for a fee of <a href="/wiki/Qatari_riyal" title="Qatari riyal">QR</a> 3.1 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Al-Khor_SC_Stadium2_Qatar.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Al Khor SC Stadium, current home grounds of Al Khor SC"><img alt="Al Khor SC Stadium, current home grounds of Al Khor SC" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Al-Khor_SC_Stadium2_Qatar.jpg/270px-Al-Khor_SC_Stadium2_Qatar.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Al-Khor_SC_Stadium2_Qatar.jpg/405px-Al-Khor_SC_Stadium2_Qatar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Al-Khor_SC_Stadium2_Qatar.jpg/540px-Al-Khor_SC_Stadium2_Qatar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2590" data-file-height="1727" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Al Khor SC Stadium, current home grounds of Al Khor SC</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 220px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 218px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:View_of_the_fountain_at_Al_Bayt_Stadium_Park.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Al Bayt Stadium, a venue of the 2022 FIFA World Cup."><img alt="Al Bayt Stadium, a venue of the 2022 FIFA World Cup." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/View_of_the_fountain_at_Al_Bayt_Stadium_Park.png/327px-View_of_the_fountain_at_Al_Bayt_Stadium_Park.png" decoding="async" width="218" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/View_of_the_fountain_at_Al_Bayt_Stadium_Park.png/490px-View_of_the_fountain_at_Al_Bayt_Stadium_Park.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/View_of_the_fountain_at_Al_Bayt_Stadium_Park.png/653px-View_of_the_fountain_at_Al_Bayt_Stadium_Park.png 2x" data-file-width="1777" data-file-height="980" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Al Bayt Stadium, a venue of the <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022 FIFA World Cup</a>.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Traditional_Qatari_music_being_performed_at_Al_Khor_Mall.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Traditional_Qatari_music_being_performed_at_Al_Khor_Mall.png/220px-Traditional_Qatari_music_being_performed_at_Al_Khor_Mall.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Traditional_Qatari_music_being_performed_at_Al_Khor_Mall.png/330px-Traditional_Qatari_music_being_performed_at_Al_Khor_Mall.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Traditional_Qatari_music_being_performed_at_Al_Khor_Mall.png/440px-Traditional_Qatari_music_being_performed_at_Al_Khor_Mall.png 2x" data-file-width="906" data-file-height="720" /></a><figcaption>Traditional <a href="/wiki/Qatari_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Qatari music">Qatari music</a> performed at Al Khor Mall</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tea_kettle_and_incense_burner_sculptures_at_Al_Khor_Mall.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/82/Tea_kettle_and_incense_burner_sculptures_at_Al_Khor_Mall.png/220px-Tea_kettle_and_incense_burner_sculptures_at_Al_Khor_Mall.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/82/Tea_kettle_and_incense_burner_sculptures_at_Al_Khor_Mall.png/330px-Tea_kettle_and_incense_burner_sculptures_at_Al_Khor_Mall.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/82/Tea_kettle_and_incense_burner_sculptures_at_Al_Khor_Mall.png/440px-Tea_kettle_and_incense_burner_sculptures_at_Al_Khor_Mall.png 2x" data-file-width="1557" data-file-height="857" /></a><figcaption>Public art at Al Khor Mall symbolizing Qatar's heritage</figcaption></figure> <p>By the 1960s, three social and cultural clubs had formed in Al Khor; <i>Al Ittihad</i>, <i>Al Asifah</i>, and <i>Al Kifah</i>. The former of those clubs was founded in 1966 by Mohammed Ali Al Mohannadi under the name <i>Al Najma</i> before changing its name to Al Ittihad. The club hosted plays in its theater, which was in a residential house, and charged admission fees to attendees. Various social issues were often the subject of the club's plays. Aside from hosting plays and cultural performances, these clubs also organized amateur football matches.<sup id="cite_ref-sharq1_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sharq1-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1982, the Ministry of Information established Al Khor Cultural Center in an attempt to conserve and document the local culture. This center was later put under the auspices of the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture_(Qatar)" title="Ministry of Culture (Qatar)">Ministry of Culture</a>. A separate women's section was opened in 2006 with its own library and offers workshops and education trips to heritage sites.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Al Khor Girls Center was established by decree of the Minister of Culture (Decision No. 39 of 2011) and was officially inaugurated on 6 June 2012. The center aims to provide girls a platform to learn about and practice local customs and values.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Qatari_Arabic" title="Qatari Arabic">Qatari Arabic</a>, the dialect of <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Arabic" title="Gulf Arabic">Gulf Arabic</a> spoken in Qatar, varies slightly between the <a href="/wiki/Bedouin" title="Bedouin">bedouin</a> populations and the <i>hadari</i> (urban) populations. There has been a growing trend in Al Khor and other towns in Qatar to adopt urban linguistic features. Bedouins are transitioning to the hadari dialect to align with the cosmopolitan, educated, and sophisticated lifestyle epitomized by <a href="/wiki/House_of_Thani" title="House of Thani">Qatar’s royal family</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-routledge377_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-routledge377-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music">Music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Ardah" title="Ardah">Ardah</a> performances by the Al Muhannada take place in public venues during holidays, Al Khor being the only town in Qatar other than <a href="/wiki/Abu_Dhalouf" title="Abu Dhalouf">Abu Dhalouf</a> where such performances by a tribe take place.<sup id="cite_ref-startimes_3-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startimes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A folk music band known as Al Khor Band performs at local events, such as <a href="/wiki/Qatar_National_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Qatar National Day">Qatar National Day</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Eid_Al-Fitr" class="mw-redirect" title="Eid Al-Fitr">Eid Al-Fitr</a> Festival held in Doha.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ibrahim Ali is a notable musician from Al Khor, being a founding member of Qatar's first musical troupe, Al Adwaa, in 1968. He specialized in playing the <a href="/wiki/Oud" title="Oud">oud</a> and is considered a pioneer in <a href="/wiki/Music_of_Qatar" title="Music of Qatar">Qatari music</a>. He was a part of a local band at one point, Dar Al Khor.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Folklore">Folklore</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Folklore"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/May_and_Ghil%C3%A2n" class="mw-redirect" title="May and Ghilân">May and Ghilân</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Traditional_rowing_boat_used_in_Qatar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Traditional_rowing_boat_used_in_Qatar.jpg/220px-Traditional_rowing_boat_used_in_Qatar.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Traditional_rowing_boat_used_in_Qatar.jpg/330px-Traditional_rowing_boat_used_in_Qatar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Traditional_rowing_boat_used_in_Qatar.jpg/440px-Traditional_rowing_boat_used_in_Qatar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1647" data-file-height="1094" /></a><figcaption>Traditional rowing boat used by the people of Al Khor on display at the <a href="/wiki/Sheikh_Faisal_bin_Qassim_Al_Thani_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani Museum">Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani Museum</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Qatari_folklore" title="Qatari folklore">Qatari folklore</a>, the tale of <a href="/wiki/May_and_Ghil%C3%A2n" class="mw-redirect" title="May and Ghilân">May and Ghilân</a> has been celebrated as a foundational narrative, often recounted through <a href="/wiki/Oral_tradition" title="Oral tradition">oral tradition</a>. The Arabic term <i>hikâya</i>, translated as legend or story, encapsulates the essence of this tale. Ghilân, a prominent figure in Qatar's maritime history, is revered as the progenitor of <a href="/wiki/Pearl_hunting" title="Pearl hunting">pearl fishing</a>, the historical mainstay of Qatar's inhabitants.<sup id="cite_ref-mayghilan_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mayghilan-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The narrative unfolds in Khor Al Muhanadah (now Al Khor), where Ghilân, an affluent boat owner, commands a fleet of vessels engaged in pearl fishing. His authority is challenged by the arrival of May, a daring woman who emerges as a formidable competitor in the industry. Despite Ghilân's initial dominance, May's superior boats and crew pose a formidable threat to his supremacy.<sup id="cite_ref-mayghilan_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mayghilan-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A pivotal moment occurs when May's boats, propelled by skilled rowers, outpace Ghilân's vessels on the route to the pearl <a href="/wiki/Oyster" title="Oyster">oyster</a> beds. When her boat outpaced that of Ghaylen, he became irritated and implored her for assistance in towing. She responded with a sarcastic remark: “the rope is in the minds of <a href="/wiki/Oar" title="Oar">paddles</a>.” During that era, pearl fishing was commonly conducted using <a href="/wiki/Rowing" title="Rowing">row boats</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a moment of indignation, Ghilân devises a cunning strategy to regain his advantage. Inspired by the sight of a <a href="/wiki/Grasshopper" title="Grasshopper">grasshopper</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Wing" title="Wing">wings</a>, he conceives the idea of utilizing <a href="/wiki/Sail" title="Sail">sails</a> to harness the wind's power. The implementation of sail technology enables Ghilân's boats to surpass May's, leading to his triumph.<sup id="cite_ref-mayghilan_78-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mayghilan-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While the legend of May and Ghilân has endured within Qatari folklore, its widespread dissemination has been limited primarily to the locality of Al Khor. According to tradition, the myth originated from the local <a href="/wiki/Al_Muhannadi" title="Al Muhannadi">Al Muhannadi</a> tribe. Despite efforts to preserve oral traditions, the story's transmission has been widely reduced after several generations.<sup id="cite_ref-mayghilan_78-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mayghilan-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A written version of the legend is currently on display in the Al Khor Museum.<sup id="cite_ref-startimes_3-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startimes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Al_Khor_Tower.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Al_Khor_Tower.jpg/220px-Al_Khor_Tower.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Al_Khor_Tower.jpg/330px-Al_Khor_Tower.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Al_Khor_Tower.jpg/440px-Al_Khor_Tower.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3673" data-file-height="2976" /></a><figcaption>Air traffic control tower at Al Khor Airport</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air">Air</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Air"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aviation traffic is controlled by <a href="/wiki/Al_Khor_Airport" title="Al Khor Airport">Al Khor Airport</a>. The airport is mostly used by <a href="/wiki/General_aviation" title="General aviation">general aviation</a> aircraft and has served as the venue of the annual Al Khor Fly-In since 2008. The <a href="/wiki/Fly-in" title="Fly-in">fly-in</a> lasts for two days and allows visitors to travel in and spectate aircraft. Aircraft from other <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Cooperation_Council" title="Gulf Cooperation Council">GCC</a> countries are showcased at the event.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Road">Road</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Road"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Commutes between the capital <a href="/wiki/Doha" title="Doha">Doha</a> and the municipality of Al Khor are facilitated by Al Shamal Road and Al Khor Coastal Road, with the latter road running through Al Daayen and the former running through <a href="/wiki/Umm_Salal" title="Umm Salal">Umm Salal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Al Khor and <a href="/wiki/Ras_Laffan_Industrial_City" title="Ras Laffan Industrial City">Ras Laffan</a> are connected through Al Huwailah Link Road. In November 2014, the 16 km (9.9 mi) road was converted from a one lane road into a four lane road.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Qatar's longest highway, <a href="/wiki/Al_Majd_Road" title="Al Majd Road">Al Majd Road</a> (formerly known as the Orbital Highway), links Al Khor with the south-eastern coastal city of <a href="/wiki/Mesaieed" title="Mesaieed">Mesaieed</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Al_Khor_Road">Al Khor Road</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Al Khor Road"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Al_Khor_Airstrip_Overpass_on_Al_Khor_Road.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Al_Khor_Airstrip_Overpass_on_Al_Khor_Road.jpg/220px-Al_Khor_Airstrip_Overpass_on_Al_Khor_Road.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Al_Khor_Airstrip_Overpass_on_Al_Khor_Road.jpg/330px-Al_Khor_Airstrip_Overpass_on_Al_Khor_Road.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Al_Khor_Airstrip_Overpass_on_Al_Khor_Road.jpg/440px-Al_Khor_Airstrip_Overpass_on_Al_Khor_Road.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1719" data-file-height="1081" /></a><figcaption>Al Khor Coastal Road</figcaption></figure> <p>Construction of Al Khor Road, also known as Al Khor Expressway began in 2016 after Turkish company <a href="/wiki/Tekfen_Construction_and_Installation" title="Tekfen Construction and Installation">Tekfen</a> was contracted to construct the road for $2.1 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The road runs for 33 km (21 mi) and has 29 tunnels and 5 bridges. It is the main route connecting metropolitan <a href="/wiki/Doha" title="Doha">Doha</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lusail" title="Lusail">Lusail</a> with Al Khor, terminating at the <a href="/wiki/Al_Bayt_Stadium" title="Al Bayt Stadium">Al Bayt Stadium</a>. Over 20 residential areas are served by the road, including <a href="/wiki/Simaisma" title="Simaisma">Simaisma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Umm_Qarn" title="Umm Qarn">Umm Qarn</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Pearl-Qatar" class="mw-redirect" title="The Pearl-Qatar">The Pearl</a>, and the industrial hubs of <a href="/wiki/Mesaieed" title="Mesaieed">Mesaieed</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dukhan" title="Dukhan">Dukhan</a> are indirectly served by the road via its intersection with <a href="/wiki/Al_Majd_Road" title="Al Majd Road">Al Majd Road</a>. Vital tourist destinations served by the road include Al Farkiya Beach, <a href="/wiki/Katara_Cultural_Village" title="Katara Cultural Village">Katara Cultural Village</a> and Simaisma Beach.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, an Olympic cycling track was opened to the public. It stretches for almost 33 km (21 mi) to the immediate west of the highway. A 38 km (24 mi) long pedestrian path with 18 underpasses, opened in 2021 which was connected to the cycling path. In September 2020, the development was entered into the <a href="/wiki/Guinness_Book_of_World_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Guinness Book of World Records">Guinness Book of World Records</a> for two separate accolades: having the longest unbroken expanse of paved asphalt at 25.275 km (15.705 mi), and having the most expansive cycling track connected to the highway, at 32.8 km (20.4 mi).<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2019, the elevated Al Khor Metro Station is under construction, having been launched during Phase 1A. Once completed, it will be part of <a href="/wiki/Doha_Metro" title="Doha Metro">Doha Metro</a>'s Red Line North.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration">Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When free elections of the <a href="/wiki/Central_Municipal_Council" title="Central Municipal Council">Central Municipal Council</a> first took place in Qatar in 1999,<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Al Khor was designated the seat of constituency no. 26.<sup id="cite_ref-firstelec_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-firstelec-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It would remain the seat of constituency no. 26 for the next three consecutive elections until the <a href="/wiki/2015_Qatari_municipal_elections" title="2015 Qatari municipal elections">fifth municipal elections in 2015</a>, when it was made the seat of constituency no. 25. Also included in its constituency is <a href="/wiki/Simaisma" title="Simaisma">Simaisma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Daayen_(village)" title="Al Daayen (village)">Al Daayen Village</a>, north <a href="/wiki/Lusail" title="Lusail">Lusail</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ras_Matbakh" title="Ras Matbakh">Ras Matbakh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-moi2015_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-moi2015-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the inaugural municipal elections in 1999, Rashid Jassim Al-Mohannadi won the elections, receiving 63.3%, or 283 votes. The runner-up candidate was Saleh Majed Al-Mohannadi, whose share of the votes was 12.3%, or 54 votes. Voter turnout was 83.4%<sup id="cite_ref-firstelec_89-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-firstelec-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Al-Mohannadi retained his seat in the 2002 elections.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the <a href="/wiki/2007_Qatari_municipal_elections" title="2007 Qatari municipal elections">2007 elections</a>, Saqer Saeed Al-Mohannadi was elected.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He once again won the next elections in <a href="/wiki/2011_Qatari_municipal_elections" title="2011 Qatari municipal elections">2011</a> to retain his seat.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/2015_Qatari_municipal_elections" title="2015 Qatari municipal elections">2015 elections</a> saw Nasser Ibrahim Al-Mohannadi elected constituent representative.<sup id="cite_ref-moi2015_90-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-moi2015-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Archaeology">Archaeology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Archaeology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Excavated_site_on_Al_Khor_Island.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Excavated_site_on_Al_Khor_Island.jpg/220px-Excavated_site_on_Al_Khor_Island.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Excavated_site_on_Al_Khor_Island.jpg/330px-Excavated_site_on_Al_Khor_Island.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Excavated_site_on_Al_Khor_Island.jpg/440px-Excavated_site_on_Al_Khor_Island.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1148" data-file-height="766" /></a><figcaption>Excavation of the Kassite dye site on Al Khor Island</figcaption></figure> <p>Due to its sheltered <a href="/wiki/Bay" title="Bay">bay</a>, wealth of mangroves, and favorable geography, Al Khor has been inhabited for thousands of years and has several archaeological sites of interest. Ruins of a workshop, residences, and a cemetery have been discovered within city confines, and pottery has been unearthed which evidences trade relations between Al Khor's ancient inhabitants and nearby civilizations.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Al_Khor_Island">Al Khor Island</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Al Khor Island"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At <a href="/wiki/Al_Khor_Island" title="Al Khor Island">Al Khor Island</a> off the bay, excavations have uncovered four main periods of occupation, dating from as early as <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 2000 BC</span> to as late as 1900 AD. The island is best known for being the site of operation of a <a href="/wiki/Kassite" class="mw-redirect" title="Kassite">Kassite</a>-controlled purple dye industry in the second millennium BC.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Neolithic_cemetery">Neolithic cemetery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Neolithic cemetery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A cemetery of at least 18 <a href="/wiki/Cairn" title="Cairn">cairns</a> is found in Wadi Al Jalta, approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the city, situated atop a hillock and separated from the city by a <a href="/wiki/Sabkha" title="Sabkha">sabkha</a> (a type of salt flat). It was uncovered in 1976 by the French Archaeological Mission in Qatar and was dubbed "F.P.P." in the team's reports. <a href="/wiki/B%C3%A9atrix_Midant-Reynes" title="Béatrix Midant-Reynes">Béatrix Midant-Reynes</a>, a member of the team, excavated eight of the burial mounds starting in 1976. The first grave excavated had a length of roughly 2.6 meters (8.5 ft), a width of 1.6 meters (5.2 ft), and was 20 centimeters (7.9 in) tall. Two roof slabs that measured 40 by 50 centimeters (16 by 20 in) and 60 by 30 centimeters (24 by 12 in), respectively, were used as cover for the cairn. Four layers of stone slabs were found in the mound. Underneath the slabs was a sandy pit containing <a href="/wiki/Sea_snail" title="Sea snail">sea snail</a> shells.<sup id="cite_ref-nayeem152_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nayeem152-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The second grave excavated by the team was more substantial in size, having a length of 3.5 meters (11 ft), a width of 3 meters (9.8 ft), and stood 30 meters (98 ft). Decayed skeletal remains were uncovered in this grave. Similar to the other grave, flat stone slabs were also discovered in this mound, some fitted into the bedrock, however, no pit was found. Fifteen sea snails were discovered inside this cairn.<sup id="cite_ref-nayeem152_96-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nayeem152-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>More substantial finds were recovered from the next six excavations. The team concluded that some graves were reserved for individuals while others were family burials. Artifacts uncovered included shell beads, <a href="/wiki/Obsidian" title="Obsidian">obsidian</a> beads, and <a href="/wiki/Carnelian" title="Carnelian">carnelian</a> beads. The cairns are of indeterminable age but are thought to date from some time in the <a href="/wiki/Neolithic" title="Neolithic">Neolithic</a> period,<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> possibly from 5,000 to 6,000 years ago. It has been speculated that, as sea levels would have been approximately 2 meters (6.6 ft) higher, the hillock containing the burial sites would have presented as an island during that period.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Khor_(city)&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Qatar,_Al_Khor_(3).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%283%29.JPG/220px-Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%283%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%283%29.JPG/330px-Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%283%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%283%29.JPG/440px-Qatar%2C_Al_Khor_%283%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="1836" /></a><figcaption>Residential neighbourhood</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Al Khor Population<sup id="cite_ref-2004census_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2004census-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2009population_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2009population-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Population </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1986</b></td> <td>8,993 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>1997</b></td> <td>17,793 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2004</b></td> <td>31,547 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div 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