Doha Metro

During the 20th century the city of Doha was dependent on fishing and pearl diving to drive its economy and, when Japanese cultured pearls were discovered in the 1930s, the Qatari capital plunged into poverty. However, oil and gas was later discovered and exploration began after the Second World War.
The buildings that we see today [...]

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Plans for the Doha Metro Network have been presented to the Qatar government and are currently under consideration, it was reported on Saturday.
The contract could be awarded by the end of this year, a consultant working on the project said.
The plans form one “cluster” of a wider consolidated national railway network.
The wider network is designed [...]

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