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Travel to Al Khor, visa requirements / Get around / Al Khor attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Al Khor souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Al Khor nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Contact / Get outAl-Khor (alternatively spelled Al Khawr) is a city in Qatar. The city is far older than Doha, but much smaller (the population is roughly 31,000). It used to be the center of the now non-existent pearl trading industry, so now the city is undergoing renovation.
Travel to Al Khor - Visa Requirements
Al-Khor is about 50 kilometers north of Doha, reached by either the North Road to Al-Ruweis, or by the Coast Road that goes past the racing track that hosts the Doha Moto GP race.
Tours and Getting around Al Khor
Al Khor tourist attractions and sightseeing
Near the Corniche is a museum (not always open) and a port containing many fishing boats.
The other major attractions of Al-Khor are its numerous watchtowers, which you will see near the Corniche and also on the road coming in if you have taken the North Road, and its laid-back atmosphere, especially when compared with the traffic of Doha.
Al Khor city tours
Al-Khor is a pleasant and quiet town, and though its Corniche cannot match Doha's in beauty, it does offer a nice enough place to relax and sunbathe, or play beach volleyball or cricket if you feel like being a little more active. There are plenty of shady places to sit near the sand, but you can't swim in the bay here as, like much of Qatar, the water is too shallow.
Al Khor souvenirs and shopping
Al Khor Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive
There are several places to eat in Al-Khor. The cafeteria near the port offers decent burgers and a soft drink for a very cheap QR3.
Al Khor nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs
Al Khor cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging
Contact
Get out
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