Early 2000s Qatar Footage
A fascinating glimpse at life in pre-World Cup Qatar.
Mention Qatar today and anybody would likely imagine a skyscraper-filled financial haven on the banks of the Persian Gulf. Yet Qatar was not built in a day...
From the North Dome gas fields to the then newly-built studios of Al Jazeera. From the USA's preparations for the invasion of Iraq to the markets of Doha, this incredible footage reel shows how far the country has come in the days before the FIFA World Cup was on any Qatari's mind.
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