The legacy of Zubarah

Alan Walmsley

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Abstract

A great town once lay to the northwest of today's Doha: Al Zubarah. Flourishing in the eighteenth century as a trade centre, it provides modern archaeologists with insight on how life in the Qatar Peninsula evolved. Under consideration by UNESCO for inscription onto the prestigious World Heritage List, Zubarah shaped Qatar's heritage.
Original languageEnglish
Pages58-65
Number of pages8
Volume1
Specialist publicationQultura
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

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  • Al Zubarah: Qatar's World Heritage city

    Al-Thani, H. S. H. B. M. (Editor), Abdulla, N. I. (Editor), Muhesen, S. (Editor), Walmsley, A. G. (Editor), Al-Sulaiti, F. H. (Editor), Rosendahl, S. (Editor) & Thuesen, I. (Editor), 2022, Doha: Qatar University Press. 244 p. (Qatari Studies)

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  • 18th-century Al Zubarah and the genesis of the modern Gulf region: archaeological perspectives

    Walmsley, A. & Al Naimi, F., Jun 2014, In: World Heritage. 72, p. 10-21 12 p.

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  • Islamic archaeology in Qatar: Al Zubarah and its hinterland(s)

    Walmsley, A., 2014, Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: 30 April – 4 May 2012, University of Warsaw. Bieliński, P., Gawlikowski, M., Koliński, R., Ławecka, D., Sołtysiak, A. & Wygnańska, Z. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, Vol. 3. p. 481-496 16 p. (Proceedings of the International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East).

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