Annual core sports in the State of Qatar 2012

Tennis
Championship Doha ExxonMobil Open ATP - Men
Sony Ericsson Championship International Series - Women

Championship Doha ExxonMobil Open ATP and Sony Ericsson Championship International Series stations patrols in the sessions of professional tennis for men and women.

Masters Tournament in golf sponsored by commercial banks
Since 1998 has become the Qatar Masters in Golf patrol station on the agenda of the European courses for professionals and has seen participation of a number of leading professional golfers in the world.

$ 40 billion value of real estate investments of Qatar

Imposed Qatar very rich herself star in the International Property Show "Mipim" in Cannes, France, especially thanks to its wings, huge compared to the Palais des Festivals in the Mediterranean city famous, in a time of increasing appetite of this country to invest in real estate across the world and on its territory as well.

The head of the company Lusail Real Estate Issa Mohammed Ali Galadari told AFP was "We are very ambitious because we want to diversify our investments thanks to the wealth generated by gas," according to Agence France-Presse.

Lucile is one of three national real estate companies participate in the exhibition alongside the "Qatari Diar" and "Musheireb real estate."

Qatar has launched no less than fifty real estate projects in about thirty countries with a total value of up to forty billion dollars, according to Galadari.

521 billion dollars of oil revenues in Arabian Gulf 2012

The value of stocks of oil and gas in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) $ 65 trillion according to current prices, representing about a third of the total value of global stocks of oil and gas, which is about 200 trillion dollars, while oil and gas revenues for the governments of the region during 2012 about 521 billion dollars according to a report issued "QNB Capital" today.

Equal to the value of stocks and 47 times the previous estimates of gross domestic product in the GCC countries during 2012, or it is equal to 93% of global GDP, and is equal to 125 times the value of oil and gas revenues for the governments of the region over the past year.

Although the extraction operations for decades, estimates of "QNB Capital" indicates that the current oil reserves in the region, and at current production levels, will continue for a period of 70 years, while gas reserves will last for 118 years. Thus, the optimal use of this stock will be the economic future of the GCC countries during the next century.

Understanding The Customs and Traditions Of Qatar 2012

Understanding The Customs and Traditions Of Qatar

The local customs and traditions of Qatar are similar to those of the six other states of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Religion has a considerable effect on these, considering Islam's predominance in this part of the world. But Qatar's society is not a closed one. In fact, Qatar has successfully mixed modernity with its traditions, and this has become evident with the heightened interest the international community is showing towards this Emirate.

In Qatar, courtesy is an important trait that should not be lacking in a host when dealing with his guests. He has to observe his manners and be polite when speaking. In general, homes in Qatar have two "majalis" (literally, a place of sitting). These majalis are rooms where the owner of the house receives guests. There is one majalis to receive male guests and another one for female guests.

The Ten Official Qatar Holidays 2012

The Ten Official Qatar Holidays

The beautiful city of Qatar in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) officially observes ten holidays every year. Of these ten official Qatar holidays, five are marked as important dates on the Islamic calendar. These are the Islamic New Year, Eid Milad an Nabi, Lailat al Miraj, Eid Al Fitr, and Eid Al Adha.

The other three official Qatar holidays are exclusive to Qatar or the UAE (The Qatar Shopping Festival, His Highness Sheikh Zayed's Ascension Day, and the National Day), while the last two are observances adopted from Western tradition (New Year's Day and Christmas).



Let's understand the significance of each of these holidays:

The Animals On Show at The Qatar Zoo

The Animals On Show at The Qatar Zoo

Tourists in Qatar have many things to do and still a lot of places to see. The Qatar Zoo is one of these. This is especially true for those who have a particular interest in the many kinds, types or species of animals.

The Qatar Zoo is located opposite the Jumeirah Beach. It was built by a man named Otto Bulart in 1967. The zoo sits on a 5-acre land on the coastal residential area of Jumeirah. It marks the end or edge of the town, and for this Qatar Zoo is considered an important landmark of Qatar.

The Qatar Zoo is the oldest zoo in the entire Arabian Peninsula. In the early 1970s, the Municipality of Qatar took over the management and operation of the zoo. In the first two years of its operation, the zoo had very few animals on show. Included were the usual big cats (lions, pumas, tigers, and jaguars), several hoofed animals, and some monkeys. A few kinds of fish and some reptiles were likewise on show in an aquarium section.

The Qatar Mall: World's Largest Shopping and Recreation Complex

The Qatar Mall: World's Largest Shopping and Recreation Complex

The world's largest shopping mall opened its doors for business on November 4, 2008. The Qatar Mall, located at the heart of Qatar City and part of the Burj Qatar, has a total area of 1,124,000 sq. m. (12.1 million sq. ft.), surpassing the 890,000 sq. m. (9.58 million sq. ft.) area of the New South China Mall, which opened three years earlier in Dongguan, China.

To give you a better picture of how large the Qatar Mall is, its total area is comparable to the size of about fifty soccer fields. Its total internal floor area is 548,128 sq. m. (5.9 million sq. ft.), and its leasable space is equivalent to 350,244.5 sq. m. (3.77 million sq. ft.). Inside it are about 15 distinct malls.

The amount of materials used so far in the construction of Qatar Mall speaks of the massiveness of this shopping and recreation complex: more than 13,800 tons of structural steel; more than 179,303 sq. m. (1.93 million sq. ft.) of stone and tile works; and more than 2,600 pieces of external pre-cast completed.