Zekreet
Zekreet
زكريت | |
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Village | |
View of the village in 2015 | |
| Coordinates: 25°31′22″N 50°49′41″E / 25.52278°N 50.82806°E | |
| Country | Qatar |
| Municipality | Al-Shahaniya |
| Zone | Zone 72 |
| District no. | 201 |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.0 sq mi (20.6 km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
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Zekreet (Arabic: زكريت) is a village in north-western Qatar near Dukhan and about 80 km (50 mi) north-west west of Doha. Originally a sparsely populated area, Zekreet was built up in the 1940s after oil operations commenced in Qatar. This included the construction of a harbor for oil equipment and some small houses which eventually developed into a village. There are several visitor attractions and old ruins at the site including the Zekreet Fort, which is housed to the immediate north of the village.