Timeline of Doha

Summary

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

Prior to 20th century edit

  • 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

20th century edit

21st century edit

See also edit

References edit

  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 ^ a b c d e f g "HISTORICAL REFERENCES TO DOHA AND BIDDA BEFORE 1850".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.
  10. ^ 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
  11. ^ Rahman, Habibur (2006). The Emergence Of Qatar. Routledge. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-0710312136.
  12. ^ BBC News. "Qatar Profile: Timeline". Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  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.
  16. ^ a b Lonely Planet 2010.
  17. ^ a b 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.
  19. ^ a b c d 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
  23. ^ a b "Qatar: Directory". Europa World Year Book. Europa Publications. 2004. p. 3505+. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
  24. ^ Malcolm C. Peck (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States. USA: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6416-0.
  25. ^ a b Qatar: Doha, ArchNet, archived from the original on 2007-07-02
  26. ^ "FIFA World Youth Championship Qatar 1995 - matches". FIFA. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  27. ^ "Qatar". Art Spaces Directory. New York: New Museum. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  28. ^ a b "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

Bibliography edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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.