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Fun fact 2 about Qatar

Excavation of a Kassite dye site on Al Khor Island
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Human habitation in Qatar dates back to 50,000 years ago.

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Qatar

Population
3.0M
Area
11,581 km²
Capital
Doha
Continent
Asia
137th most populous country in the world

Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf.

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