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Doha Fort

Jasim bin Mohammed St, Doha, Qatar
Ranked #15 of 19 attractions in Doha
3.0 of 5 stars 11 Reviews
Type: Architectural Buildings
Most recent review
- 24 Mar 2012
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Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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13 reviews 13 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2012

and it's good to see a bit of the historical monuments they have available. Doha is trying to provide more to do for expats and one of the things is making their (even though few) monuments accessible.

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Umbria
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34 reviews 34 reviews
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2012

We were really looking forward to visiting this fort, which had been renovated and was supposed to house an exhibition of traditional costumes. But it was closed! Like a lot of the sites on our list. What a disappointment. The best thing you can say for the fort at present is that is one of the few parts of old... More

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Doha, Qatar
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4 reviews 4 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 January 2012

very nice hang-out, very clean the whole place, fresh air and feel safe at all times

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Qatar
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9 reviews 9 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 December 2011

Nice, but remote location that is close to the sea and away from most civilization Not much left of the ruins themselves. But, they make for a good photo opportunity.

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Adelaide, Australia
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94 reviews 94 reviews
76 helpful votes 76 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 December 2011

It's fairly easy to fit this sight into your sightseeing as it's just a few minutes walk from Souq Waqif... but it's just a big white building that looks like a fort. Yep, great photo opportunity but not much else really.

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Canada
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31 reviews 31 reviews
38 helpful votes 38 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 August 2011
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Disappointingly closed for renovations ;-( It is located at the end of Souk Waqif. I hope one day it does open to tourists as well as Qataris. The Qatari government needs to see the potential for historic sights for tourism. In fact our concierge at the W Hotel in Doha told us there is no such place, that there aren't... More

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Doha, Al Jahra, Kuwait
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8 reviews 8 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2012
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Siegen
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38 reviews 38 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2011
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Nürnberg
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157 reviews 157 reviews
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 November 2010
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ドーハ
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170 reviews 170 reviews
39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 November 2010
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