Some time ago I posted a few of my photos on another forum, luckily I found them again so here they are. They were taken on a friday in august when the weather was actually not that good.

Some pictures that I've taken in August 2006, while I was doing an internship in Qatar. Some of the pictures are taken whilst driving to the city center, a very big shopping center. That and my crappy camera, explains the lower quality then that you are probably used to.
Anyhow, it should give you a nice idea on the huge number of projects that are busy now in Qatar. And this is just one part of the city. But I don't have to tell you guys :)

Let's start in the suburbs: all over Doha, there are towers painted with sport activities for the upcoming Asian Games in November:
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One of the things I really don't understand is why there are so many roundabouts in Qatar. I mean, you don't use a roundabout on highways! For me that's one of the reasons why there is traffic jam all the time.
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This one is taken on the corniche, a road near the shore.

Also on the corniche, near the little harbour, you can find some authentic looking buildings:
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On the corniche, you can have a nice view of a whole new district being build.
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Now it was time to get back to the car, August is really the worst time to go to Qatar: the humid levels are spiking and the temperature reaches 50°C. Luckily there is more airco then people. We now drove to the city center, one of the places where you can eat, having fun or shop. On the way I took some more pictures:
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And the entrance of the City Center, where our voyage stops:
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I hope you enjoyed it. I can ensure you, this is only a very small part of the construction fever in Qatar!

Nice pics! thanks for sharing! :)

i've seen those photos

Those were professional ...... Suitable as wallpapres :) ....but because they are small they are perfect as mobile wallpapers :D

I've posted them on skyscraperpage before, but not a single reply. And indeed they aren't so big, but only taken with a 3.1MP camera in a moving car.
If you want one bigger, let me know and I will see what I can do.

no thanks

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colorful lights

the design of the buildings looks very unique ;)

Doha looks like a pretty city, but what does Doha have that the rest of the Gulf doesnt have....why should i coming from Islamabad visit Doha instead of Dubai?

well maybe becuse it has the health and education touch ?

Nice pictures and wanna see more

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What's up with this guy? :lol:
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Love this pic.. Sooooooooo Greeny :D

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great great city, I know Qatar has more potential then any other gulf country in the area!! I would die to live there!

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i think Qatar still needs way more buildings if it wants to compete with Dubai, i mean looking at these pictures i would say even Sharjah in UAE has more buildings, and Dubai and Abu dhabi are way ahead.

ya sharjah has loads of resedential towers

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awesome ..:lol: :lol:

Qatar is simply incredible !! Doha has very futuristic skyline, the sea is fantastic, the people are very friendly and hospitable.

Agree with Nadini, I would like to live and to work in Qatar. One of the greatest countries in the world !

(what is the second biggest town in Qatar ? ) :D

(what is the second biggest town in Qatar ? ) :D

Al Khor

Al Khor


Are you coco in th naco the correct answer is Al-Wakrah you can totally see that on google earth

coco in th naco?

its a joke seen it on television anyway

Suzan I bet you were laughing so hard when you wrote that.:lol:

ya sharjah has loads of resedential towers

I think that Sharjah has the most massive skyline in the middle east. They are building all skyscrapers in one place. Not like Dubai. The skyscrapers there are build in 3 places.

GCC countrys look all the same artifical

^^^^^^ you can say that for a hundred years but doha will never be artificial i mean whats soo artificial about it ???

well sharjah is a gr8 city but u cannot compare it wid cities like dubai n doha.... coz the city is not well planned ... n it'll take time for sharjah to come up to the mark..... u have lot of souq's n lot of residential towers in sharjah... not a city wid massive skyline in the middleast.....

wht u see in the west bay convention area in doha are those built... there are 2 times more buildings under construction.... all skyscrapers......

plz clarify why are all gcc countries artificial...????

no offence to anyone, well there is another discussion going on in lebanon thread reguarding middleastern citys and places like Beirut, Tehran and Damascus would be more of a ideal place than for example Dubai

the reasons are obvoius, westerners who have travelled to travel these places I am one of them seems to get the idea that now Dubai attacts some of the worst UK chavs who dont have any knowledge of culture or hertitage not that there is much to begin with

artifical in the sense that all there is big shiny buildings advertising western goods, and its all been made in last 10 years for what reason would you want to see that

i can understand why natives from these countrys would be offended but outsiders see things differently

places like Beirut since 1950s and who have been cross roads of trade for centurys has something special about them, the people especially if there was no war and no iranian revolution Dubai and GCC wouldnt even be known, bahrain was part of Iran!!

What the hell are you on about? You speak like you've visited every GCC city. The UAE has many cities and is quite diverse. Dubai just happens to be the UAEs most popular city for obvious reasons, and there's nothing wrong with that. It's not like every other city in the UAE is a replica of Dubai. FYI, most chavs cannot afford to come to Dubai.

Beirut is one of the best cities in the Middle East, but Dubai and Beirut are different, but they do compliment one another quite well. Damascus is a historical city with little progress, lacking in all the basic services and infrastructure. Beirut however, is both modern and historic at the same time and sure, the war has screwed it over but it always seems to rise again. Dubai does not have a long history, but it chose not to remain a drowsy desert fishing village and instead, transformed itself into a modern destination , which was obviously the right choice. IMO, Tehran is still a great city but it would have been much greater if it wasn't for the revolution. That said, I don't think it was fair of you to say Dubai would have never made it. There's a place for all Middle Eastern cities.

Doha is definately better than Sharjah. It's catching up to Dubai and Abu Dhabi quite fast. It has even exceeded many Middle Eastern cities in the levels of education.

no offence to anyone, well there is another discussion going on in lebanon thread reguarding middleastern citys and places like Beirut, Tehran and Damascus would be more of a ideal place than for example Dubai

the reasons are obvoius, westerners who have travelled to travel these places I am one of them seems to get the idea that now Dubai attacts some of the worst UK chavs who dont have any knowledge of culture or hertitage not that there is much to begin with

artifical in the sense that all there is big shiny buildings advertising western goods, and its all been made in last 10 years for what reason would you want to see that

i can understand why natives from these countrys would be offended but outsiders see things differently

places like Beirut since 1950s and who have been cross roads of trade for centurys has something special about them, the people especially if there was no war and no iranian revolution Dubai and GCC wouldnt even be known, bahrain was part of Iran!!

it wasent in Iran it was part of the persian empire long long long time ago and on one of the mapi saw that qatar used to be part of it aswell but never actual iran after the persian empire ended that british thingy happened then the independence blablabla until now 2007

people c'mon every famous city has a history that is either positive n some are negative..... it's not from which dynasty or empire these cities are.... wht we really shud be lukin at is how these cities have grown at the moment......
the best example is doha.... it too does not have a very vast cultural heritage n stuff but it has grown ....... it wasn't tooo gud 5 yrs ago..... but what people luk at is how the country is rite now......

i do agree that cultural heritage plays an important role in promotin the city but not all the time.... i agree wid crazyeight coz these cities never let them down ... they never under estimated themselves .. now its a lesson for those strugglin cities that well plannin n the power to strive will result in cities like dubai n doha.......

What the hell are you on about? You speak like you've visited every GCC city. The UAE has many cities and is quite diverse. Dubai just happens to be the UAEs most popular city for obvious reasons, and there's nothing wrong with that. It's not like every other city in the UAE is a replica of Dubai. FYI, most chavs cannot afford to come to Dubai.

Beirut is one of the best cities in the Middle East, but Dubai and Beirut are different, but they do compliment one another quite well. Damascus is a historical city with little progress, lacking in all the basic services and infrastructure. Beirut however, is both modern and historic at the same time and sure, the war has screwed it over but it always seems to rise again. Dubai does not have a long history, but it chose not to remain a drowsy desert fishing village and instead, transformed itself into a modern destination , which was obviously the right choice. IMO, Tehran is still a great city but it would have been much greater if it wasn't for the revolution. That said, I don't think it was fair of you to say Dubai would have never made it. There's a place for all Middle Eastern cities.

Doha is definately better than Sharjah. It's catching up to Dubai and Abu Dhabi quite fast. It has even exceeded many Middle Eastern cities in the levels of education.

I speak because ive been to GCC many times, and every emirate in UAE, all 7 apart from Fujairah, and yeah we all know but that notoroius ras al khaimah airport!

to know about dubai you have be outside dubai otherwise you will live in fairy tale world

to make great city it must have culture, history, heritage and most of all hospitality of its citizens, dubai is home to UK Chavs who go McDonalds and then go Jumeriah beech for sun tan let alone the American marines who dock at jebal ali and play golf and buy women very bad advertisment!

places like damascus are few and far between, have you ever visted the museum there it takes you back 1000s of years

Tehran is another historically important city just as Beirut, nothing matchs them from GCC and no ranting will change that

as the saying goes you can "buy" technology but never "make" technology

GUYS......CHECK THE THREAD TITLE...........

well sharjah is a gr8 city but u cannot compare it wid cities like dubai n doha.... coz the city is not well planned ... n it'll take time for sharjah to come up to the mark..... u have lot of souq's n lot of residential towers in sharjah... not a city wid massive skyline in the middleast.....

wht u see in the west bay convention area in doha are those built... there are 2 times more buildings under construction.... all skyscrapers......

You should now that the most massive skyline doesn`t means that it`s also the best city. ;)

If you drive through Sharjah you will be impressed by the many layers of skyscrapers.

But Doha is more intersting for me. The next time i will go to Dubai i will make a stop in Doha.

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^^^^^^YOU POSTED THIS TWO TIMES SUZAN:D:)

I posted the pictures first in the Skyline ratings.:D

Suzan

when you took the photos of the skyline from the Ritz Carlton you didnt happen to swing your camera to the right and take any photos of the lagoon plaza, zigzag towers. If you did could you please show them. thanks

suzan the pics are jus owesme....

great pictures Suzan, Doha seems well planned and the skyline is rising, great for the city!

artifical in the sense that all there is big shiny buildings advertising western goods, and its all been made in last 10 years for what reason would you want to see that

i can understand why natives from these countrys would be offended but outsiders see things differently

places like Beirut since 1950s and who have been cross roads of trade for centurys has something special about them, the people especially if there was no war and no iranian revolution Dubai and GCC wouldnt even be known, bahrain was part of Iran!!

Bahrain has an old History too... One of the Oldest histories in the world... Of course modern day Bahrain is not soo rich n old as modern Day beirut, cuz it wasn't very rich... Whereas Beirut was... However, yes, its not 10, 20 or 30 yrs old.. Its older... The oldest in the gulf...

And, lol, what's the iranian obessesion with Bahrain... Its a little teeny island the Persian Empire had control of for a little time... But so did Oman i think have control of Bahrain for a little time, u don't see them claiming it as their own... Nor do you see the portugese or British doing that... Arabs aren't claming Al-Andalus (Spain) as their own, except for retard muslim fanatics and terrorists like Al-Qaeda maybe...

Get over it already... Bahrain has a mixed heritage, sure... Persian, and Arab... But the people have chosen the Arab heritage and identity as being more relevant, etc... But we still also retain some of our persian heritage... We're a multi-cultural country...

Get over yourself :)

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the road to nowhere? lol

its not to nowhere its to the pearl qatar !!! although i have a question when did we get that hot skyline i mean even i havent seen it like that before this should be posted in the skyline fourms

That's one of the best skyline pics I have ever seen!! :cheers:

its not to nowhere its to the pearl qatar !!! although i have a question when did we get that hot skyline i mean even i havent seen it like that before this should be posted in the skyline fourms

I already did it, before suzan posted the pics:)

is it true that in doha a women cannot vote but a horse can?

is it true that in doha a women cannot vote but a horse can?

Are you high?

man it was meant to be a joke, Borat!!! forget it :ohno:

^^????????????

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^^^^^^YOU POSTED THIS TWO TIMES SUZAN:D:)

I posted the pictures first in the Skyline ratings.:D

omg...constructions are everywhere :banana:

nice pick suzan!
It's almost a year now since I visited Qatar, and it's growing enormously! Hope to come back some time. I also hope they will plant lots of trees and green stuff, then Doha will be perfect!

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lol... It's from a movie, he didn't mean anything by it!

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a different pic.....ver r u standin while takin this pic..????

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^^look how huge the Pearl Island is :D, from panoramio by ahmed_a

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^^wonderful shots!! From Safliya Island if i'm right..

Cool!

Doha is really becoming a great city !

I have traveled to many countries across the globe, and the regioon I'm most impressed with is the Arabian Gulf ! I've never been to Qatar though, but I was troubly surprised and impressed with what I saw in UAE and Oman ! ( im not the one with skyscraper-maniac tho... bu I really like the cultures in both UAE and Oman-- everybody dress up in dishdashas and abayas ! :banana: ) I really wanna visit Doha hopefully early next year. It's really unbelievable that Qatar , a very small country , has such a reputable airline ( Qatar Airways ), has a world-class broadcasting/news company ( al-Jazeera ). Skyline is definitely superb. I will never think twice if I get job offer in Qatar. :banana:

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^^ooooooooh lovely piccccccccc

thts great massilia... keep goin....

Nice pic Massila :)

Skyprine, you're always welcmoe to Qatar :)

Very lovely pics of Doha harbour, Messilla :banana:

Mohammad@Halawala, I want to meet you next year ( I will be going to Doha with Sister inshallah since I've already scrapped my plan to tour UAE this August). :D

Amazing city. Doha has really massive skyline!:okay:
I like it!

In many ways, i find Doha more charming than Dubai.....

you know lots of people say that but i dont know why !

hmm i think its tht calmnesss u get ere.... and u feel a lil secured .. and u knw evrythn around once u stay here.. but in dubai u have lots of things happenin around such that u dont even know it... and this just about if u stay der for long .... all what ma frends say...

i think ahmed outswani has the same opinion....

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hmm i think its tht calmnesss u get ere.... and u feel a lil secured .. and u knw evrythn around once u stay here.. but in dubai u have lots of things happenin around such that u dont even know it... and this just about if u stay der for long .... all what ma frends say...

i think ahmed outswani has the same opinion....

I do, indeed..............good guess looool expect its wayy more than that, but for a cut short explination....yeah very much

Doha's skyline is indeed growing fast.....look at it, its already massive...............i like

yea.. very true... the skyline is turnin around to be excellent....

Panoramic veiw of our Corniche (Merged in Photoshop):

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Nice Pictures!

hm... impresive pics...

Great work!!!

Beautiful modern city!

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Choo-Choo! Allow me to welcome myself to the Qatar forums!! (updates/random pictures from flickr) :banana: :cheers:

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^^Very nice pictures, thanks for posting

the pics are awesome...gud work,,

Thanks all, here are some night shots!

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Some are quite old, but nnice

Choo choo! :banana: :banana:

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GR8 WORK KING OF THE HILL.. really good ones ...

yes the commercial bank head quarters and the green tower next to the financial center are so bright and lots of light i think there the only ones in west bay that make so much light :D

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I love that song by the way :D

me too isnt it from the asian games ???

beautiful city!!!!!!!!!! :omg: i love it

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^^thanks a lot...there's this interesting building you posted a pic of which is indeed right in front of Al Seef...you stayed in the hotel during those 8 hours?

^^ I saw your photos in Flickr! Thanks for sharing them! Nice ones... :D

^^thanks a lot...there's this interesting building you posted a pic of which is indeed right in front of Al Seef...you stayed in the hotel during those 8 hours?

...yes, i stayed in Al-Seef Hotel which is in front of that hi-rise building...only for 5 hours in the hotel and the rest of the 3 hours, i spent it at the airport...i had breakfast and lunch at the hotel....superb!

doha is very superb and most importantly very clean....

I will be in Doha July 9!

^^ nice :D

I will be in Doha July 9!


thats when the weather is hot!:D

^^ so ? people come for the beach dont they ????

^^ so ? people come for the beach dont they ????

Actually, I am coming because I will fly Qatar Airways to visit the Greek beaches! :lol:

But I shall deposit some money into your economy too maybe for some sight seeing or something. I am looking forward to it.

But I shall deposit some money into your economy too maybe for some sight seeing or something. I am looking forward to it.

LoooooooooooL! Deposit some money into ur economy??? Thats too funy man!

Check out:

1. Villagio at Sports City
2. Souq Waquif (Old Tradtional Souq)

I recommend these two places,; you must deposit some money and a lot of fun in these two places. Have fun and keep us posted on ur trip..

so you will stay for how long ? if its more than 2 days then i recommened going to souq wagif, sport city (also part of villaggio) and the westbay area.

Also tell us some feedback about Qatar Airways (your opinion):D.

Stunning Pictures, Doha has an amazing skyline ! I could be living there next year if I work for Qatar Airways, Im planing to apply when I finish Tourism Managment at the end of the year.

Stunning Pictures, Doha has an amazing skyline ! I could be living there next year if I work for Qatar Airways, Im planing to apply when I finish Tourism Managment at the end of the year.

gr8.. nice to have more people comin in..

What is it like living in Doha, Lifestyle etc ? would there be a large Differences then living in Australia ?

Well it depends on your old lifestyle, aka what it like to live in melbourne, brisbane, sydney etc ?

Living in Melbourne its nice , go out, go to the casino, go to Bars, shopping hanging out with friends drive to lots of places.
I dont think Doha will much diffrent, I guess it would be the same, expect making new friends....

hmmmm its about the same here except that casino's dont exsist here but if you whant a bar for a drink or somthing you can only do that at five star hotels. but for malls we have good ones spread around the city... and even some triditional souq's that are open for everybody to view the past of qatar..

^^What was the aka in post no. 112?:D:D
Btw, Qs333, i once past a tiny casino before, but are casinos strictly banned in this part of the world?

Casinos or super nightclubs don't exist in the gulf......there are in Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon......i am sure there is in Morocco too though......and i am not sure about the rest of the arab world........

if you whant clubs yeah its normal (not night clubs) but casino's and bars are stricly banned in the GCC region but in the rest of the middle east as Ahmed said there are casino's in Egypt, Lebanon etc....

Aaron the AKA was about his old (previous) lifestyle in Australia as in melbourne, sydney, brisbane etc.... im sure you understand

no there are night clubs and bars in the GCC except of Saudi.....Dubai, Bahrain, and Doha are known for it......not Kuwait and saudi though........there is curretly 37 bars, night clubs, and lounges in Doha. the number will increase to 70+ in a year though.....i work for an event magazine here so trust me. in fact.....just tonight 3000 people on the intercon beach partying for Paloma on the beach event.....and 4 days ago was the opening on Sky view bar at he La Cigal Doha......really nice......they've got sunset sessions and really yummy summery sky cocktails.....with an amazing view of west bay tower......its a place you should go to if you ever visit.......

But arnt all those in hotels ? i am speaking about the public ones..... as in casino's, but bars is normal fist example mini bar !!! lol lust joking

yeahhh......thats true....only in hotels and clubs....and mostly 5 and 4 stars hotels and clubs....Hotels such sheraton, intercon, le cigal,, Ramada, W hotel...etc, and clubs scuh Al Dana club, Diplomatic club, Rugby club, Rydges European family club, gulf club....etc

Between.....where is the mini bar....i haven't heard of it yet.....is it in Doha?

if you whant clubs yeah its normal (not night clubs) but casino's and bars are stricly banned in the GCC region but in the rest of the middle east as Ahmed said there are casino's in Egypt, Lebanon etc....

Aaron the AKA was about his old (previous) lifestyle in Australia as in melbourne, sydney, brisbane etc.... im sure you understand

okay i didn't know

i thought that you were referring to 'also known as'.

ok aaron..

Ahmed you gave me a huge burst of laugh's !!!!! loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

Minibars is the nickname of the small fridge found in hotel rooms, the ones with Alchol and things like that in it.... there also foundin the hotels in Qatar......

hahahha.....i know what a minibar is....but i just did not cross my mind thinking of it......this is hilariousss.......

wow... I knew Doha had an impressive skyline, but not THIS impressive!!! :cheers:

Loveli beach with loveli skyline :banana: :banana: Doha rockzzz :banana: A very popular global city !

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Hello everyone,
I'm new to this forum, and in Doha

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Nice photos and welcome to QATAR! =)

beautiful city!

Not a photo, but a nice video

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Not a photo, but a nice video

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Here the link, but I dunno how to embedd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrYkHXFtoIM&eurl=http://www.womenstennisblog.com/2008/11/03/ivanovic-and-dementieva-play-tennis-on-a-desert-island-in-a-bay-of-doha/

so, palm island became a tennis playground !!

thanks for the video

wtf ?? i hearl they used it for volly ball during the asian games... but i dont understand why they would wipe out the whole island for such a stupid thing !! uve got the whole country and yet u chose palm island....

c'mon man.. its a marketing strategy.. did u guys remember roger federer and andre agassi played tennis on the helipad of burj al arab.... they dint play for the sake of enjoying tennis over der.. its was a wonderful idea...

^^ wiping out the whole island for advertisment ? are u crazy ?

Very nice photos :)

Beautıful!

omg :cheers:

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I'm planning to travel on December this year to Middle East for sightseeing. My choices are Dubai, Doha, Bahrain, Cairo, Tehran, and Beirut. I couldn't afford to go to all these so I'll choose only two (destination pairing) which can be reached at most 1 hour apart by plane. My pairing choices are

Doha, Dubai, for first pairing

Doha, Bahrain, for 2nd pairing

Bahrain, Tehran, for 3rd pairing

Cairo, Doha for 4th pairing

Tehran, Dubai, for 5th pairing


I hope someone in Doha right now could convince me to prioritize Doha? Is Doha a good choice to pair with other city? Do u recommend me to pick Doha to pair with another city?

Tnx a lot.

I'm planning to travel on December this year to Middle East for sightseeing. My choices are Dubai, Doha, Bahrain, Cairo, Tehran, and Beirut. I couldn't afford to go to all these so I'll choose only two (destination pairing) which can be reached at most 1 hour apart by plane. My pairing choices are

Doha, Dubai, for first pairing

Doha, Bahrain, for 2nd pairing

Bahrain, Tehran, for 3rd pairing

Cairo, Doha for 4th pairing

Tehran, Dubai, for 5th pairing


I hope someone in Doha right now could convince me to prioritize Doha? Is Doha a good choice to pair with other city? Do u recommend me to pick Doha to pair with another city?

Tnx a lot.

^^ well if you have looked up doha online and know where to go (katara, souk waqif, museum of islamic art, mathaf museum of modern arab art, villaggio mall and the pearl qatar) then for sure its a yes for Doha.

Doha and Dubai would be my recommendation.