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Al Zubara Fort
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Al Zubara Fort (Arabic: حصن الزبارة), also known as Fort Zubarah, Zubarah Fort, Al Zubarah Fort, or Az Zubarah Fort, is a historic Qatari military fortress built under the oversight of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani in 1938.[1][2]
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History
Al Zubara Fort was originally built by Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani in 1938 to serve as a Coast Guard station, although some claim that it was built to serve as a police station. It was later converted into a museum to display diverse exhibits and artwork, especially for contemporarily topical archaeological findings.[1][2]
Geography
Al Zubara Fort is situated in the ancient town of Zubarah, which in turn is located on the northwestern coast of the Qatari Peninsula in the Al Shamal municipality, and is about 105 km (65 mi) north of Doha, the capital of Qatar.[1][3]
Structure
Al Zubara Fort has a square courtyard surrounded by walls on all sides. The walls are 1 metre (3.3 ft) thick and were built by stacking pieces of coral rock and limestone using mud as a mortar, then coating the stack in a gypsum-based plaster. Three of the fort's corners have round towers with Qatari-style battlements whilst the fourth has a rectangular tower with machicolations. There's a 15 metres (49 ft) deep well in the courtyard.[1]
Eight rooms on the ground floor, which originally housed soldiers, are now used to house exhibits.[1]
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Al Zubarah Fort
Restoration activities in 2015 at the fort
Al Zubarah Fort
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