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  2. History of Qatar - Wikipedia

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    Al Da'asa, a settlement located on the western coast of Qatar, is the most extensive Ubaid site in the country. It was excavated by the 1961 Danish team. [12] The site is theorized to have accommodated a small seasonal encampment, possibly a lodging for a hunting-fishing-gathering group who made recurrent visits. [13]

  3. Qatar - Wikipedia

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    Qatar, [a] officially the State of Qatar, [b] 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.

  4. Qatar–Spain relations - Wikipedia

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    Juan Carlos I of Spain was the first Spanish head of state to visit Qatar, doing so in 1980. He also visited in November 2003 in order to inaugurate the newly constructed Spanish embassy. [5] Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani made a return visit to Spain in September 2004. [4] Spanish King Juan Carlos I made his third visit to Qatar in April 2006.

  5. List of sovereign states by date of formation - Wikipedia

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    Spain loses the war against the United States and the military occupation of Cuba by the U.S. begins. 20 May 1902: United States military occupation ends [5] Dominica: 3 November 1978: Constitution of Dominica: 27 February 1967: Became an associated state of the United Kingdom 3 November 1978: Independence from the United Kingdom Dominican Republic

  6. How Qatar Became a Major Middle East Power Broker - AOL

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    The history behind the country's role as a key American ally that also maintains warm relations with Iran and others.

  7. Timeline of national independence - Wikipedia

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    In December 2, 1975, The Pathet Lao, (Left-wing Revolutionary Force in Kingdom of Laos), control the country and takeover the power and abolished the Kingdom of Laos. Then it has become a Communist State and change Laos. November 9, 1953 France Cambodia: Independence restored after French protectorate status. Initial establishment in 802.

  8. Persian Gulf Residency - Wikipedia

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    British Residency of the Persian Gulf headquarters in Bushehr in 1902.. The Persian Gulf Residency (Arabic: المقيمية السياسية البريطانية في الخليج الفارسي [citation needed]) was a subdivision of the British Empire from 1822 until 1971, whereby the United Kingdom maintained varying degrees of political and economic control over several states in the ...

  9. Plazas de soberanía - Wikipedia

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    When Spain relinquished its protectorate and recognized Morocco's independence in 1956, it did not give up these minor territories, as Spain had held them well before the establishment of its protectorate. On 11 July 2002, Morocco stationed six gendarmes on Perejil Island, which was at the time a