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Like elsewhere on the Arabian Peninsula, folktales – known in Qatar as hazzawi [33] – play an important role in Qatar's culture. [34] Some of Qatar's folktales have a distinctive local character while others have been imparted by nomadic tribes wandering between the present-day Arab states of the Persian Gulf. Local folk stories were seldom ...
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 .
Qatar is an Islamic state with multi-religious minorities like most of the Persian Gulf countries with waves of migration over the last 30 years. The official state religion is Sunni Islam . The community is made up of Sunni and Shi’a Muslims , Christians , Hindus , and small groups of Buddhists and Baha’is . [ 29 ]
The community of Indians in Qatar includes Indian expatriates in Qatar, as well as people of Indian origin born in Qatar. Qatar has a total population of 2,740,479 as of May 2019 [update] . [ 2 ] The Indian population in the country currently stands at around 691,000. [ 3 ]
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]
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Qatar" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Afghans in Qatar;
The lists are commonly used in economics literature to compare the levels of ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious fractionalization in different countries. [1] [2] Fractionalization is the probability that two individuals drawn randomly from the country's groups are not from the same group (ethnic, religious, or whatever the criterion is).
Qatar's population has been historically diverse due to its role as a trading center, a refuge for nomadic tribes, and a hub for the pearling industry. Ethnic groups and the differences among them are considered sensitive topics in Qatari society and are rarely discussed in official contexts. [108]