23 Facts About Zubarah

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Zubarah was founded and ruled by the Al Khalifa branch of Utub tribe, whom have migrated from Kuwait to Zubarah in 1732, helping to build a large town characterized by a safe harbour.

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Zubarah had requested his personal biographer, Uthman ibn Sanad al-Basri, to come to the town with him in order to serve as the supreme judge.

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Zubarah makes note of several prominent scholars who migrated to the town, such as Abd al-Djalil al-Tabatabai.

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4.

Al Zubarah developed into a center of Islamic education during this century.

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5.

Zubarah was at that time a well-organised town, with many of the streets running at right angles to one another and some neighbourhoods built according to a strict grid pattern.

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6.

The Wahhabi fortification in Zubarah was set ablaze and the Al Khalifa were effectively returned to power.

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7.

Zubarah held a meeting with wali Abdullah Pasha in Basra to finalize the deal.

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8.

Subsequently, the governor of Zubarah declared Bahrain as Ottoman territory and threatened that the Porte would provide military support to Qatari tribes who were preparing to launch a naval invasion.

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9.

Zubarah alleged that Bahrain provided assistance to the Naim in the form of arms and finances.

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10.

Zubarah Beach is located near the archaeological site, but is open only to those on guided tours.

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11.

Vegetation in Zubarah is sparse, although three of the most recurrent species of seagrasses in the Persian Gulf have been collected and recorded in the area.

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12.

Zubarah was primarily an emporium and pearling settlement that capitalized on its proximity to pearl beds, possession of a large harbour and its central position on the Gulf routes.

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13.

Zubarah was the focal point of an extensive regional trade network during its peak in the late eighteenth century.

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14.

Zubarah, being one of the focal pearling and trading towns, contributed to the geopolitical, social, and cultural trajectories of Gulf history which shape the region today.

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15.

Ceramics, coins, and the remains of foodstuffs from the excavations attest to Zubarah's far reaching trade and economic links in the late 18th century, with material deriving from eastern Asia, Persia, the Ottoman Empire, Africa, Europe, and the Persian Gulf.

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16.

The houses of Zubarah were constructed from soft local stone, or from limestone quarried from the northern settlement of Freiha.

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17.

Zubarah is well known for the fortress of 1938, which was officially named after the town.

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18.

The Zubarah Fort follows a traditional concept with a square ground plan with sloping walls and corner towers.

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19.

Brief instance after the foundation of Zubarah, two screening walls were constructed from the outer town wall toward Qal'at Murair.

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20.

Zubarah was added to UNESCO's World Heritage tentative list in 2008.

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21.

In March 1956, the site of Zubarah was included in the first Danish expeditions of Qatar and a team of archaeologists from Aarhus University and Moesgard Museum provided preliminary reconnaissance of the area.

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22.

Zubarah contended that the construction was illegal because he held sovereignty over the land.

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23.

An independent and modernized Zubarah is the setting for much of Larry Correia's and Micheal Kupari's military thriller Dead Six.

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