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.
2004
- Assassination of Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev
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).^{[citation needed]}
- Villaggio Mall in business.
- Development of The Pearl Island 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.^{[citation needed]}
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.[1]
- 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]
2022 - Hosted 2022 FIFA World Cup

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "HISTORICAL REFERENCES TO DOHA AND BIDDA BEFORE 1850". The Origins of Doha Project. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ Billecocq, Xavier Beguin (2003). Le Qatar et les Français: cinq siècles de récits de voyage et de textes d'érudition. Collection Relations Internationales & Culture. ISBN 9782915273007.
^ Al Qasimi, Sultan Muhammad (1995). The Journals of David Seton in the Gulf 1800 - 1809. University of Exeter Press.
^ H. Rahman (2006), p. 36
^ "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [793] (948/1782)". qdl.qa. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
^ Brucks, G.B. (1985). Memoir descriptive of the Navigation of the Gulf of Persia in R.H. Thomas (ed) Selections from the records of the Bombay Government No XXIV (1829). New York: Oleander press.
^ Zahlan, Rosemarie Said (1979). The creation of Qatar (print ed.). Barnes & Noble Books. p. 33. ISBN 978-0064979658.
^ "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [794] (949/1782)". qdl.qa. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
^ Fromherz, Allen (13 April 2012). Qatar: A Modern History. Georgetown University Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-58901-910-2. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Doha, Dohah, or Dawhah", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 521, OL 6112221M
^ Rahman, Habibur (2006). The Emergence Of Qatar. Routledge. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-0710312136.
^ BBC News. "Qatar Profile: Timeline". Retrieved 30 April 2015.
^ J.G. Lorimer (1915). "History of Qatar". Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman, and Central Arabia. Vol. 1. Calcutta. p. 787+. hdl:2027/uc1.l0061307658 – via Hathi Trust. Dohah{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ S. Zahlan (1979), p. 53
^ Kurşun, Zekeriya (2002). The Ottomans in Qatar : a history of Anglo-Ottoman conflicts in the Persian Gulf. Istanbul : Isis Press. ISBN 9789754282139.
^ ^a ^b Lonely Planet 2010.
^ ^a ^b Abu Saud, Abeer (1984). Qatari Women: Past and Present. Longman Group. p. 173. ISBN 978-0582783720.
^ "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966. pp. 140–161.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Salama 2013.
^ Encyclopædia Britannica. "Doha – Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
^ "Our history". Qatar University. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
^ "Qatar's National Museum eyeing 2016 opening", Doha News, July 2014
^ ^a ^b "Qatar: Directory". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. p. 3505+. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
^ Malcolm C. Peck (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States. USA: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6416-0.
^ ^a ^b Qatar: Doha, ArchNet, archived from the original on 2007-07-02
^ "FIFA World Youth Championship Qatar 1995 - matches". FIFA. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
^ "Qatar". Art Spaces Directory. New York: New Museum. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Qatar's Royal Patronage of the Arts", New York Times, 29 February 2012
^ "Contractors woo Qatar as maritime defense exhibition opens", Doha News, 25 March 2014
^ "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2013. United Nations Statistics Division.
^ "Population Chapter", Annual Abstract, Qatar Statistics Authority, 2013
^ "World Cup Brings a Sense of Urgency to Qatar", New York Times, 1 September 2011
^ Elspeth Black. "Katara: The Cultural Village". The Culture Trip. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
^ "Sale of U.S. Arms Fuels the Wars of Arab States", New York Times, 18 April 2015
^ World Health Organization (2016), Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database, Geneva, archived from the original on March 28, 2014{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Qatar removes Zidane headbutt statue from Corniche", BBC News, 30 October 2013
^ "Table 8 - Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 or more inhabitants", Demographic Yearbook – 2018, United Nations
^ "Qatar commuters startled as escaped tiger appears on Doha motorway", BBC News, 8 March 2016

Bibliography

British Admiralty (1916). "El-Qatar: Towns and Villages: Dohah". Handbook of Arabia. Vol. 1. London: British War Office. hdl:2027/njp.32101006882755.
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 [fr] (in English and French). Sana'a. ISSN 2308-6122.

[origins-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "HISTORICAL REFERENCES TO DOHA AND BIDDA BEFORE 1850". The Origins of Doha Project. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[2] Billecocq, Xavier Beguin (2003). Le Qatar et les Français: cinq siècles de récits de voyage et de textes d'érudition. Collection Relations Internationales & Culture. ISBN 9782915273007.

[3] Al Qasimi, Sultan Muhammad (1995). The Journals of David Seton in the Gulf 1800 - 1809. University of Exeter Press.

[4] H. Rahman (2006), p. 36

[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.

[6] Brucks, G.B. (1985). Memoir descriptive of the Navigation of the Gulf of Persia in R.H. Thomas (ed) Selections from the records of the Bombay Government No XXIV (1829). New York: Oleander press.

[7] Zahlan, Rosemarie Said (1979). The creation of Qatar (print ed.). Barnes & Noble Books. p. 33. ISBN 978-0064979658.

[8] "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [794] (949/1782)". qdl.qa. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

[9] Fromherz, Allen (13 April 2012). Qatar: A Modern History. Georgetown University Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-58901-910-2. Retrieved 7 December 2014.

[lippincott1952-10] Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Doha, Dohah, or Dawhah", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 521, OL 6112221M

[rahman-11] Rahman, Habibur (2006). The Emergence Of Qatar. Routledge. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-0710312136.

[bbc-chron-12] BBC News. "Qatar Profile: Timeline". Retrieved 30 April 2015.

[Lorimer1915-13] J.G. Lorimer (1915). "History of Qatar". Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman, and Central Arabia. Vol. 1. Calcutta. p. 787+. hdl:2027/uc1.l0061307658 – via Hathi Trust. Dohah{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[14] S. Zahlan (1979), p. 53

[15] Kurşun, Zekeriya (2002). The Ottomans in Qatar : a history of Anglo-Ottoman conflicts in the Persian Gulf. Istanbul : Isis Press. ISBN 9789754282139.

[FOOTNOTELonely_Planet2010-16] Lonely Planet 2010.

[abeersaud-17] Abu Saud, Abeer (1984). Qatari Women: Past and Present. Longman Group. p. 173. ISBN 978-0582783720.

[18] "Population of capital cities and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1965. New York: Statistical Office of the United Nations. 1966. pp. 140–161.

[FOOTNOTESalama2013-19] Salama 2013.

[20] Encyclopædia Britannica. "Doha – Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2010-06-27.

[21] "Our history". Qatar University. Retrieved 14 June 2015.

[22] "Qatar's National Museum eyeing 2016 opening", Doha News, July 2014

[europa2004-23] "Qatar: Directory". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. p. 3505+. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.

[Peck2007-24] Malcolm C. Peck (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States. USA: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6416-0.

[archnet-25] Qatar: Doha, ArchNet, archived from the original on 2007-07-02

[26] "FIFA World Youth Championship Qatar 1995 - matches". FIFA. Retrieved 14 June 2015.

[NewMuseum-27] "Qatar". Art Spaces Directory. New York: New Museum. Retrieved 30 April 2015.

[nyt2012-28] "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, archived from the original on March 28, 2014{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[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

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See also

References

Bibliography

External links

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