Satellite photo of Doha taken 28th April 2006

[Pearl of the Gulf]

I found a new satellite photo of Doha taken just ten days ago; though you guys might find it interesting. :)

http://i1.tinypic.com/xe3luc.jpg

[Halawala]

I cant see the picture. Can u post it again please?

[Koweitien]

I cant see the picture. Can u post it again please?

Maybe your ISP has blocked flickr.

[Halawala]

^^ Yeah, Etisalat blocked flickr. Would it be too much trouble to paste the pic in another way like using www.imageshack.ws??

[Pearl of the Gulf]

^^ can you see it now? i changed the host.. :)

[salman515]

just incase
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/8632/1420382303928e48dd3o4kz.jpg

[Qatar4Ever]

Amazing. Thanks a lot.

[salman515]

what is that thing above the pearl is it lusail ?

[Pearl of the Gulf]

quick question; the sand used in the reclamation of the pearl was it imported? it looks really white.

[Halawala]

Thanks Pearl of the Gulf for the pic and Salman, thats amazing how the Pearl is completed. But anyone notice that they actually created more land than needed for the Pearl? Also, I have placed some names in Key Projects in Doha (nothing new, but still interesting). Tell me if I should add more things.

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/2295/xe3luc5ue.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Halawala]

Actually, the sand is taken from the sea bed. And during land reclaimation, calcite shell fragments are broken down to create a more dense material suitable for land creation. So, perhaps the white sand is the shells... You can also see that the Dafna area is white considering it too was reclaimed (hence the name)...

[omarmakki]

That "extra" reclaimed part is big! It is almost half the size of the original!

[Halawala]

Maybe its the additional islands that was declared earlier. who knows?

[Pearl of the Gulf]

i found the top part for the same date..

http://i2.tinypic.com/xeg3f8.jpg

[Pearl of the Gulf]

if i'm not wrong thats your motogp track right?

[omarmakki]

Yea... That's Losail.
It is actually alot bigger than I thought...
Anyways, have you seen any zoomed photos. I mean closer to the buildings, roads...etc

[Halawala]

thanks for the pic, yes that is the motogp track there. Its hard to imagine that area over the Pearl will become lusail! 200 000 people are going to live in this desert.

[Pearl of the Gulf]

Yea... That's Losail.
It is actually alot bigger than I thought...
Anyways, have you seen any zoomed photos. I mean closer to the buildings, roads...etc

no i'm afraid that for the updated high-resolution photos, you have to purchase the prints.

[Pearl of the Gulf]

guys i did a little editing with lusail

http://i3.tinypic.com/xejs69.jpg
is that right? i always thought lusail was much bigger? i tried making it bigger but it would fit in with the satellite photo any bigger than this picture..

[omarmakki]

Good job there Pearl of the Gulf!
I've never thought that Lusail will be that close from the Pearl...

[Halawala]

Wow thanks for the pics. I think your depiction of Lusail is right on! It looks small. The islands according to ur picture wont be reclaimed, instead the sea will be dug-up. Good job man!

[Pearl of the Gulf]

i guess if that looks right then I never expected the pearl being sooo huge.

[salman515]

good job man everything is right too bad the airport isnt clear
btw whats that thing between lusail and west bay

[Halawala]

Well I just thought of something I read about earlier.
THE PEARL- Area is 4 km2
LUSAL- Area is 35 km2

According to the Drawing, the areas are not proportional. Either the Pearl is bigger than 4 km2 or the LUSAIL is less than 35 km2. But, I am pretty sure your pic, Pearl, is right.

[Qatarifreak]

Pearl of the Gulf,
What site did you find the satellite imagery from?

[dave550]

That is amazing. Thaank you so much pearl

[salman515]

i dont think the pearl is only 4 km2 see this from the pearl website

150,000 m2 of international retail, restaurants and entertainment

[Halawala]

I doubt anything is like planned. Lusail does seem small for 35 square kilometers though--or maybe it is.. I dont know the scale in these photos

[yaasar]

What is the Safliyah Project?
Have we missed out 'The Nautilus Islands'.

[dave550]

Is there is a Safliyah project too?

[Qatar Son 333]

What is the Safliyah Project?
Have we missed out 'The Nautilus Islands'.


i know im new but i agree with you yaasar becuse i know the safliyah island is old but why was it even made ???????????????????????????????????
:sly: :weird: :crazy: :uh:

[dave550]

^^^Made??? What are you talking about??

[salman515]

:bash: made!! its there next to pearl :bash:

http://i1.tinypic.com/xe3luc.jpg

[Qatar Son 333]

:bash: made!! its there next to pearl :bash:

http://i1.tinypic.com/xe3luc.jpg


thats right your geting to me (what is the use of that safilyah thing)????
:? :? :?

[Halawala]

^^^ Ask God, he made it!! hehhehehehehe hahahahahhahahhahaha

[dave550]

^^That's what I thought too. It is not a reclaimed land but it was there initially, huh

[Halawala]

Seriously I heard Safliyah or Aaliyah Islands (one of them) are going to have chalets. Also, Palm Tree Island are going to have chalets. I think Palm Tree island should turn into a modern hotel like the Sheraton or something.

[dave550]

Palm Island is supposed to be a 5 star touristic site

[Qatar Son 333]

Seriously I heard Safliyah or Aaliyah Islands (one of them) are going to have chalets. Also, Palm Tree Island are going to have chalets. I think Palm Tree island should turn into a modern hotel like the Sheraton or something.

whats a ( chalets ) any way i think also that the palm tree island needs a 5 star hotel andthe only ways of geting to the cornish is by a metro or a ship cool ha!!!!! :dance:

[dave550]

^^A chalet is the same thing as a shalaih in Arabic. A metro system to connect the Palm Isle by the Courniche would be VERY expensive and impractical

[margog]

a metro to the palm isle?!?!... I think its a bad idea.. better to make a cabel car thats mor like it ;)

[salman515]

well i see it is better to just leave it as it is :D

[Qatar Son 333]

a metro to the palm isle?!?!... I think its a bad idea.. better to make a cabel car thats mor like it ;)


your kind of right but the cabel car will be under ground or over the sea by a bridge???
:eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

[margog]

ofcourse up the see its the telefraek it will be so wonderful for doha city ;)

[Halawala]

They should build it from the top of the National Library to the Palm Island over the bay.

[Qatarifreak]

Honestyly that would look ugly and cluttered, and would just take away from the beauty of the corniche and the sea. Let's not build a Matrix like city please.

[wakrah-wi-bas]

ofcourse up the see its the telefraek it will be so wonderful for doha city ;)
it's "telefrique" ya ba3ad chabdi. it's not english word, it's "fransi" word, knowing how much you kuwaitis love "al-fransi" :) :)

[Halawala]

^^ But we (Qataris) say telefrique, too :)

[margog]

it's "telefrique" ya ba3ad chabdi. it's not english word, it's "fransi" word, knowing how much you kuwaitis love "al-fransi" :) :)

I know its a french word ya 3azizi :)
even lots of qataris love (( el fransi )) ;)
and e7em e7em can't liv weth out it ;)
:cheers: :cheers:

[wakrah-wi-bas]

wallah int adra....mben 3alik ra3i 5ibreh :laugh:

[margog]

5ebra bsheno ??

[wakrah-wi-bas]

bkel shi "fransi"...lighah, thgafah, sya7ah....etc (wi kilek nathar) :)

[Qatar Son 333]

hello??????????????? arnt we talking about the palm isle......

[wakrah-wi-bas]

the threat is not about palm island, it's about satellite photos of doha (among other things, too).

[Halawala]

the threat is not about palm island.

So, are we THREATENING each other now??? :bash: :jk: (very lame, i know)

[salman515]

well the palm island is part of the satellite photo :D

[margog]

bkel shi "fransi"...lighah, thgafah, sya7ah....etc (wi kilek nathar) :)

bas ent a5bar meny ;)

btw what is in the palm island ?
I sow it but I don't know whats in it ?!?

[Halawala]

A crappy cafeteria and contanimated water fountains basically

[dave550]

Margog do yourself a favor don't go. It's like el jazeera el 5a'9ra, bas kellaha al3ab yahal ma teswa baizah

[margog]

enzein ma ra7 ye6awronha
y3ney el jazera el 5a'6ra e7tmal yaglbonha hotel o resort (( e7temal mo akeed ))

[dave550]

I know I think I saw some renderings on the Kuwaiti forum a while ago. There is actually some talk going on about it, but I don't really know if they actually gonna do something

[Pearl of the Gulf]

taken 16 May 2006

http://i4.tinypic.com/102o8le.jpg

[salman515]

wow nice pic two days ago only good to see the progress in the airport area. i see they are nearly finished recilming thax pearl of the gulf :)

[dave550]

why will they finish it in 2009 if they were progressing fast?

[Qatar Son 333]

maybe thay are expecting it to finish in 2009 ?????

[Halawala]

Thanks for the pic. Work is pretty fast, almost all the land is reclaimed. Now, they have to build the actual infrastructure. I hope they finish in time. Only 2.5 more years left until the first flight.

[Qatar Son 333]

thay better qatarairways orderd how much was it again i think around 35 (a380)

anybody got a satilite image for the pearl ?????????????????? :) :) :)