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was to take up his mantle as the ruler of Qatar. The Ottomans withdrew from Qatar in 1915 and Qatar became a British protectorate in 1916; Sheikh Abdullah's ruling of the peninsula was recognized by the British. Throughout the end of Sheikh Jassim's and the beginning of Sheikh Abdullah's reign, the
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during the early 20th century. It became defunct in 1923 when Abdullah bin Jassim shifted his seat of government to the then-abandoned Ottoman fort of Qal'at al-Askar. In 1972, it was decided that it would be converted into a museum, culminating in the
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family palace frequently received upgrades and expansions. Finally, in 1923, Sheikh Abdullah decided to shift the seat of government to the now-abandoned Qal'at al-Askar, which eventually became known as the
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As mentioned previously, the palace was continuously improved throughout the years with no defined master plan. In 2010, the following sections of the palace were identified:
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began the process of converting the defunct palace into a museum, resulting in the establishment of the
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Mohammed Hassan Al-Kuwari; Maryam Khulaifi; Jamila Abdulla Ahmed; Sawsan Al-Haddad (2013).
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In late 1871, the Qatar Peninsula fell under Ottoman control after Sheikh
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An aerial photograph of the Old Amiri Palace in 1934 taken by
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This article about a building or structure in Qatar is a
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Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar
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Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center
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Index


Royal Air Force
Doha
Qatar
Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani
Qatar National Museum

Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani
Najd
kaymakam
Doha
Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani
Amiri Diwan
Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
Qatar National Museum
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978-0710312136


ISBN
978-8861307933
"دليـل المؤسسات الثقافية في قطر (Directory of Cultural Institutions in Qatar)"
Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage
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ISBN
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