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Qatar National Museum and Aquarium

PO Box 2777, Doha, Qatar
974 4328471
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Ranked #13 of 23 attractions in Doha
Type: Museums, History Museums
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Jubail
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9 reviews 9 reviews
4 attraction reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 June 2013 NEW

Its nothing qatari about it. Its all persian, indian and iraqi... The sword exhibit was good and very rare. Also the Turkish exhibits...

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Doha
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7 reviews 7 reviews
4 attraction reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2013

Good in learnig Islam and Arabic Language.. Friendly place, friendly people specially sister Amira , the Filipna who is teaching the ISLAM

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See 6 more reviews by Marifel C for Doha
Doha, Qatar
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53 reviews 53 reviews
20 attraction reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
45 helpful votes 45 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 November 2012

The museum is currently closed for a major overhaul and is due to reopen at the end of 2014. The reviews below are for the Museum of Islamic Art on the Corniche, and the photo is of Doha's islamic cultural centre which is next to Souk Waqif.

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Al Muharraq, Bahrain
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18 reviews 18 reviews
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31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2012

A must see place I was really amazed by the collection of this museum; gives a good taste and understanding of Muslims culture at this region. There are too many impressive and precious historical artifacts. The building has a traditional architecture, which I found very beautiful and complement the museum; the staff were extremely friendly and helpful. A very interesting... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 October 2012

This has changed since I was a kid. However, it is now even better. A must see place. There is a great deal of history and tradition in this place, it gives you an idea of what sea life is in the seas too. The good and dangerous too.

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 August 2012

I was amazed by the collection in this museum. Very precious artefacts from the middle east region are preserved here. We took a lot of photographs. What impressed me most is the staff at this museum who are genuinely interested in showing the collection to the visitors. They are extremely friendly and helpful. The artefacts from the mediaval times is... More

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See 3 more reviews by Partha_Majumdar for Doha
Doha, Qatar
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 July 2012

This is one of the best location for a visitor. Still developing but good

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See 6 more reviews by anand V for Doha
London, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 July 2012

Great place to visit, lights are nice at night and there is a gift shop where you can buy all sorts of stuff

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See 3 more reviews by TopKingofKings for Doha
Doha, Qatar
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27 reviews 27 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

An iconic monument of Qatar, Lovely effect with Lights.

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Doha
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58 helpful votes 58 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012

A delightful place to spend some time and they have a very good gift shop to buy some souvineers. Majority of the artifacts of from muslim countries, so you get a good taste of there culture, plus the architecture is good for photos.

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