Barzan Towers

Umm Salal Municipality · Qatar

Barzan Towers, Qatar
Photo: takwing.kwong, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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November to March
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A pair of restored 19th-century watchtowers north of Doha built to guard rainwater channels and survey the coast. Their T-shaped upper platforms are a distinctive feature of Qatari defensive architecture.

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