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  2. Culture of Qatar - Wikipedia

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    The culture of Qatar is strongly influenced by traditional Bedouin culture, with less acute influence deriving from India, East Africa, and elsewhere in the Persian Gulf. The peninsula's harsh climate has historically shaped the lifestyle of its inhabitants, driving a reliance on the sea for sustenance and fostering a distinct emphasis on ...

  3. Automated border control system - Wikipedia

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    Automated border control systems ( ABC) or eGates are automated self-service barriers which use data stored in a chip in biometric passports along with a photo or fingerprint taken at the time of entering the eGates to verify the passport holder's identity. Travellers undergo biometric verification using facial or iris recognition, fingerprints ...

  4. Customs - Wikipedia

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    A customs officer in Amsterdam Airport Schiphol checks the luggage of an incoming traveler. Vienna Convention road sign for customs. Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting tariffs and for controlling the flow of goods, including animals, transports, personal effects, and hazardous items, into and out of a country.

  5. Gulf Cooperation Council - Wikipedia

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    Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting. The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) was founded in 1976 by the six GCC member states; Yemen joined the organization in 2009. It is headquartered at Doha, Qatar. The organization chart of GOIC includes the board members and the General Secretariat.

  6. Qatar - Wikipedia

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    Qatar is the fifth most water stressed country in the world. The Qatari peninsula protrudes 160 kilometres (100 mi) into the Persian Gulf, north of Saudi Arabia. It lies between latitudes 24° and 27° N, and longitudes 50° and 52° E. Most of the country consists of a low, barren plain, covered with sand.

  7. History of Qatar - Wikipedia

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    e. The history of Qatar spans from its first duration of human occupation to its formation as a modern state. Human occupation of Qatar dates back to 50,000 years ago, and Stone Age encampments and tools have been unearthed in the Arabian Peninsula. [1] Mesopotamia was the first civilization to have a presence in the area during the Neolithic ...

  8. Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari - Wikipedia

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    Residence. Qatar. Alma mater. Eastern Washington University ( B.Sc.) Seattle Pacific University ( MSIS) Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari is a Qatari politician who has served as Minister of Finance since October 2021. [1] Previously he served as Minister of Commerce and Industry from November 2018 [2] to October 2021 and acting Minister of Finance from ...

  9. LGBT rights in Qatar - Wikipedia

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    LGBT rights in Qatar. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Qatar experience legal persecution. [2] [3] Sexual acts between males are illegal in Qatar, with punishment for both Muslims and non-Muslims of up to three years in prison. For Muslims duly convicted in the sharia courts, a judicial sentence of capital punishment for ...