Doha's skyscrapers, the Museum of Islamic Art, and desert dunes offer city tours, safaris, and Qatari cuisine featuring seafood and mahbus.
Qatar01.01 New Year
Eid al-Fitr (lunar calendar)
Eid al-Adha (lunar calendar)
June 18.12, National Day
999, single emergency number
112, single emergency number
– Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir
– Mutaz Barshim, Olympic champion in athletics
– Khalid Al-Atiyah, politician
– importing alcohol – confiscation at the border
– drinking alcohol outside hotels
- to show feelings in public
- wear revealing clothing in public places
- photographing women without permission
– It is customary to shake hands when meeting
– It is obligatory to take off shoes in mosques and religious places.
– It is important to avoid public displays of affection.
– Guests are always offered coffee or tea.
– Punctuality is valued in the business environment
– greeting / مرحبا / marhaban
– gratitude / شكرا / shukran
– please / من فضلك / min fadlik
– excuse me / عفوا / afwan
– Where is the bus…? / أين الحافلة؟ / ayna al-hafila
– How much is the ticket? / بكم التذكرة؟ / bikam al-tathkira
– pharmacy / صيدلية / saydaliya
– I need a doctor / أحتاج إلى طبيب / ahtaj ila tabib
– I need help / أحتاج إلى مساعدة / ahtaj ila musa'ada
– call the police / اتصل بالشرطة / ittasel bil-shurta
– call an ambulance / اتصل بالإسعاف / ittasel bil-is'af
– very tasty! / لذيذ جدا! / ladhidh jiddan
– bill please / الحساب، من فضلك / al-hisab min fadlik
– toast / في صحتك! (To your health!) / fi sihhatik
– joke / In Qatar, there's air conditioning even outside! / fi qatar al-takyif hatta fi al-shari
It is customary to discuss:
– National cuisine (grilled meat, coffee with cardamom)
– Traditions of hospitality
– Modern architecture of Doha
– Sports (football, Formula 1)
– Desert and safari
It is not accepted to discuss:
– Politics and power
– Religious differences
– Women's rights
- Personal life of locals
– visit Doha's museums
– stroll through the bazaars
– ride jeeps in the desert
– relax on the beaches
Doha's skyscrapers, the Museum of Islamic Art, and desert dunes offer city tours, safaris, and Qatari cuisine featuring seafood and mahbus.
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01.01 New Year
Eid al-Fitr (lunar calendar)
Eid al-Adha (lunar calendar)
June 18.12, National Day
999, single emergency number
112, single emergency number
– Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir
– Mutaz Barshim, Olympic champion in athletics
– Khalid Al-Atiyah, politician
– importing alcohol – confiscation at the border
– drinking alcohol outside hotels
- to show feelings in public
- wear revealing clothing in public places
- photographing women without permission
– It is customary to shake hands when meeting
– It is obligatory to take off shoes in mosques and religious places.
– It is important to avoid public displays of affection.
– Guests are always offered coffee or tea.
– Punctuality is valued in the business environment
– greeting / مرحبا / marhaban
– gratitude / شكرا / shukran
– please / من فضلك / min fadlik
– excuse me / عفوا / afwan
– Where is the bus…? / أين الحافلة؟ / ayna al-hafila
– How much is the ticket? / بكم التذكرة؟ / bikam al-tathkira
– pharmacy / صيدلية / saydaliya
– I need a doctor / أحتاج إلى طبيب / ahtaj ila tabib
– I need help / أحتاج إلى مساعدة / ahtaj ila musa'ada
– call the police / اتصل بالشرطة / ittasel bil-shurta
– call an ambulance / اتصل بالإسعاف / ittasel bil-is'af
– very tasty! / لذيذ جدا! / ladhidh jiddan
– bill please / الحساب، من فضلك / al-hisab min fadlik
– toast / في صحتك! (To your health!) / fi sihhatik
– joke / In Qatar, there's air conditioning even outside! / fi qatar al-takyif hatta fi al-shari
It is customary to discuss:
– National cuisine (grilled meat, coffee with cardamom)
– Traditions of hospitality
– Modern architecture of Doha
– Sports (football, Formula 1)
– Desert and safari
It is not accepted to discuss:
– Politics and power
– Religious differences
– Women's rights
- Personal life of locals
– visit Doha's museums
– stroll through the bazaars
– ride jeeps in the desert
– relax on the beaches