1. The Museum of Islamic Art houses the world’s most comprehensive collections of Islamic art.
2. Qatar has 563 kilometers of coastline.
3. Yes, Qatar is a desert, but it also has a wide range of flora and wildlife, most notably and popular are the Purple Island Mangroves.
4. Qatar has one UNESCO world heritage site – Al Zubarah fort, designated in 2013.
5. Qatar is also home to one of 24 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in the Middle East. The Al Reem Biosphere Reserve was recognized by UNESCO in 2007.
6. Cities and Districts in Qatar are named after geographical characters; Doha means roundness, Umm Ghuwailina means mother of Ghulan, which is a type of shrub that grows in that area, and Umm Slal Ali means mother of rocks.
7. The national flower of Qatar is Qataf, its national bird is the falcon, and the Arabian Oryx is Qatar’s national animal.
8. Qatar’s average elevation is just 28 meters; Qurain Abu Al Bawl is the highest point of Qatar, with an altitude of 103 meters.
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