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30 Years Ago, Doha Looked Completely Different

How Doha residents used to live. "Having viewed Google Earth, i can say with near 99.99% certainty that on this spot there now stands a very large apartment block," DesertBlooms says.

 

 

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Another view of a central residential district.

Anotherview of a central residential district.

Overlooking the Doha airport at night.

Overlookingthe Doha airport at night.

View of the Qatar National Museum. "Today the whole siteis being redeveloped. The main old palace remains but everything else has been demolished as part of a very grand NEW NATIONAL MUSEUM OF QATAR," DesertBlooms writes

 

More Doha towerblocks.

MoreDoha towerblocks.

Looking west across the rooftops in Doha, toward the Ramada Hotel in the distance.

Lookingwest across the rooftops in Doha, toward the Ramada Hotel in the distance.

Only recently demolished this was a popular hotel in its day, with its neighbor the Gulf Hotel, now the Doha Marriott.

Onlyrecently demolished this was a popular hotel in its day, with its neighbor the Gulf Hotel, now the Doha Marriott.

A roof top view across Doha in this lovely time exposure on a clear warm middle eastern evening.

Aroof top view across Doha in this lovely time exposure on a clear warm middle eastern evening.

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