Qatar - Blue Hour over Newly Built Doha Skyline
Doha (Arabic: الدوحة, ' or ad-Dōḥa) is the capital city of Qatar. With a population of 400,051 according to the 2005, it is located in the Ad Dawhah municipality on the Persian Gulf. Doha is Qatar's largest city, with over 80% of the nation's population residing in Doha or its surrounding suburbs, and is also the economic center of the country. Doha is home to the Education City, an area devoted to research and education. Doha was the site of the first ministerial-level meeting of the Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization negotiations. The city of Doha also held the 2006 Asian Games, which was the world's largest Asian Games held.
Much of Qatar's oil and natural gas wealth is visible in Doha, which is the economic centre of Qatar. Doha is home to the headquarters of the country's largest oil and gas companies, including Qatar Petroleum, Qatargas and RasGas. Doha's economy is built on the revenue the country has made from its oil and natural gas industries, and the Qatari government is rapidly trying to diversify the Qatari economy in order to move away from this dependence on oil. As a result, Doha is currently experiencing a very large boom, with the city developing very rapidly - this is mostly the result of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa's modernization program.
Many of us picture Middle East as a place of old tradition, sand dunes and women in veils. Fact is that you can find it here as well, however it is more hidden and not so obvious. What is more obvious to a first time visitor to Middle East is the new modern life and lots of construction happening across GCC. This photo captured newly being built skyline of Doha captured from top suite of Sheraton Beach Resort, taken shortly after sunset.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Lens’s focal length: 17.00 - 40.00 mm, Photo Focal length: 27.00 mm, Aperture: 16, Exposure time: 32.0 s, ISO: 100
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النــون♡Eng.N (34 months ago | reply)
perfect !
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Wonderful shot!
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Michael Speelman (34 months ago | reply)
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wonderful capture
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beautifull place.
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[Jezza] (34 months ago | reply)
Great shot! Love the lead in lights ont he street and the cranes high above the skyscrappers! Another inspirational shot from travelling Lucie :-)
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Awesome!!
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amazing!!.. luv ur angle
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Wonderful composition.
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danihernanz (34 months ago | reply)
awesome quality. Fantastic
Mr Din (34 months ago | reply)
wow!!! superb capture, love the lights, warm and cold, full of life... or mineral... nice work!
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Very nice cityscape!
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fantastic
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wow really fabulous view and light
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Brilliant Photo!!
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Beautiful skyline
Dean Taplin (34 months ago | reply)
Looks very impressive, nicely captured.
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Your picture truely tells the story in a stunning fashion.
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Great shot
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Wonderful nocturnal view.
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great shot, amazing exposure
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Wonderful night shot !
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beautiful shot
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stunning,
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Super shot and nice contrast of colors, good work.
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