Timeline of Doha

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Doha, Qatar.

Prior to 20th century

• 1681 - Earliest documented mention of Al Bidda (now part of Doha).[1][2]
• 1801 - Earliest description of Al Bidda and first attempt by the British to attack the city.[1][3]
• 1820 - Population: 10,000 (estimate).[1][4]
• 1821 - Al Bidda bombarded by the British as punishment for piracy.[5]
• 1820s - Doha founded as an offshoot of Al Bidda.[1]
• 1823 - Doha is mapped for the first time.[6][1]
• 1828 - Ruling tribe of Doha have their fort bombarded by the Al Khalifa and are evicted from the town.[7][8]
• 1841 - Al Bidda bombarded by the British as punishment for harboring pirate Jasim bin Jabir.[9]
• 1848–50 - Al Thani family migrate to Doha.[1]
• 1850 - Turkish fort built.[10]
• 1852 - Economic blockade placed on Doha and Al Bidda by the Al Khalifa.[11]
• 1867 - Doha sacked during the Qatari–Bahraini War.[12]
• 1871 - Doha occupied by Turks.[13]
• 1893
  • Al Bidda townspeople fired at indiscriminately by the Ottoman troops during the Battle of Al Wajbah.[14]
  • Population: 6,000 (estimate).[1][15]

20th century

• 1901 - Fariq Al-Salata Palace built.[16]
• 1910 - Barzan Tower built near Doha.
• 1927 - Al Koot Fort built.
• 1952
  • Establishment of first formal boys' school.[17]
  • Population: 10,000 (estimate).[10]
• 1955 - Establishment of first formal girls' school.[17]
• 1963
  • Population: 45,000 (estimate).[18]
  • Ad-Dawhah (municipality) created.
• 1969
  • Al Sadd Sports Club formed.
  • Government House built.[19]
• 1971 - Doha officially declared as the capital city of Qatar.[20]
• 1972 - Amiri Diwan (palace) built.[19]
• 1973 - Qatar University opened in Doha.[21]
• 1975
  • Qatar News Agency headquartered in city.
  • Qatar National Museum opens in the Fariq Al-Salata Palace.[22][16]
• 1976 - National Stadium opens.
• 1977 - Qatar University active.
• 1978 - Gulf Times begins publication.[23]
• 1981 - Persian Gulf States Folk Heritage Center established.[24]
• 1983
  • Doha Zoo built.[25]
  • A 15-storey Sheraton hotel building, the tallest structure in Doha until 1997, is built.[19]
• 1985 - Said Bin Sumich Mosque built.[25]
• 1988 - American School of Doha established.
• 1995 - FIFA World Youth Championship is hosted exclusively in Doha-based stadiums.[26]
• 1996
  • Al Jazeera television begins broadcasting.[23]
  • Doha Golf Club opens.
• 1997 - Doha British School opens.
• 2000 - Landmark Mall Doha in business.

21st century

• 2001 - November: World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2001 held in Doha; "Doha Declaration" adopted.
• 2002 - Al Jazeera Academy opens.
• 2005
  • Doha Sports City opens.
  • Doha Modern Indian School established.
• 2006
  • December: 2006 Asian Games held in Doha.
  • Fanar Islamic Cultural Centre established (approximate date).
  • Villaggio Mall in business.
  • Development of The Pearl-Qatar artificial island begins.
  • Qatar Canadian School and Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar art gallery[27] established.
• 2007
  • Doha bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics announced.
  • Aspire Tower built.
  • Dubai Towers Doha construction begins.
• 2008
  • Museum of Islamic Art, Doha opens.[28]
  • Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition begins.[29]
  • Tornado Tower built.
  • Souq Waqif (market) reconstructed.[19]
• 2009
  • Doha Tribeca Film Festival begins.
  • Doha News blog begins publication.
  • Commercialbank Plaza and Al Fardan Residences built.
  • Al Quds Endowment Tower and Qatar National Bank Tower construction begins.
• 2010
  • Mathaf museum opens.[28]
  • Population: 796,947.[30][31]
  • Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid selected.[32]
  • Katara Cultural Village opens.[33]
• 2011
  • December: 2011 Pan Arab Games held in Doha.
  • Boeing office in business.[34]
• 2012
  • February: National Sports Day begins.
  • 28 May: Fire at Villaggio Mall.
  • Burj Qatar built.
  • Air pollution in Doha reaches annual mean of 93 PM2.5 and 168 PM10, much higher than recommended.[35]
• 2013
  • Qatar Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics headquartered in Doha.
  • Statue of Zinedine Zidane installed on the Corniche, then removed.[36]
• 2014 - Hamad International Airport begins operating.
• 2015 - Population: 956,457.[37]
• 2016 - 8 March: Tiger roams free on Doha Expressway; later recaptured.[38]

See also

• Doha history

References

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5. "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [793] (948/1782)". qdl.qa. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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28. "Qatar's Royal Patronage of the Arts", New York Times, 29 February 2012
29. "Contractors woo Qatar as maritime defense exhibition opens", Doha News, 25 March 2014
30. "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2013. United Nations Statistics Division.
31. "Population Chapter", Annual Abstract, Qatar Statistics Authority, 2013
32. "World Cup Brings a Sense of Urgency to Qatar", New York Times, 1 September 2011
33. Elspeth Black. "Katara: The Cultural Village". The Culture Trip. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
34. "Sale of U.S. Arms Fuels the Wars of Arab States", New York Times, 18 April 2015
35. World Health Organization (2016), Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database, Geneva
36. "Qatar removes Zidane headbutt statue from Corniche", BBC News, 30 October 2013
37. "Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants", Demographic Yearbook – 2018, United Nations
38. "Qatar commuters startled as escaped tiger appears on Doha motorway", BBC News, 8 March 2016

Bibliography

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• Yasser Elsheshtawy, ed. (2008). "Rediscovering the island: Doha's urbanity from pearls to spectacle". The Evolving Arab City: Tradition, Modernity and Urban Development. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-12821-1.
• Angie Turner (2008), "Doha", in Michael R.T. Dumper; Bruce E. Stanley (eds.), Cities of the Middle East and North Africa, USA: ABC-CLIO, p. 136+, ISBN 9781576079195
• "Doha". Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula. Lonely Planet. 2010. p. 272+. ISBN 978-1-74179-145-7.
• Ashraf M. Salama; Florian Wiedmann (2013). Demystifying Doha: On Architecture and Urbanism in an Emerging City. Ashgate. ISBN 978-1-4094-6636-9.

External links

• Map of Doha, 1983
• Jill Brown. "Qatar Photo Galleries: Doha" – via St Antony's College, Oxford, Middle East Centre Archive. (1970s-1980s)
• "Geographical Index: Doha". Arabian Humanities (in English and French). Sana'a. ISSN 2308-6122.