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Place details
- Locality
- الخور
- Region
- الخور والذخيرة
- Country
- قطر
- Population
- 18,923
- Timezone
- Asia/Qatar
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Air quality
- PM2.5
- 49.8 µg/m³
- PM10
- 89.4 µg/m³
Key facts
- Country
- Qatar
- Municipality
- Al Khor Municipality
- Zone
- Zone 74
- Urban
- 4.4 sq mi (11.4 km )
- City
- 61,877
- Time zone
- UTC+3 ( AST )
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Get in
The Route 102 and 102x buses (timetable) towards Al Thakhira and Al Khor Community respectively service the town. Both depart from Al Ghanim Bus Station in Doha, with a bus every half an hour or so. The 102 has an hour and a half journey time, while the 102x will save you about 15 minutes. There are different timetables for Saturday-Thursday and Fridays. Be aware that buses can be affected by service changes and disruptions, so it is recommended you call Mowasalat to confirm first on +974 4458 8888.
Al-Khor is about 50 kilometres north of Doha, reached by either Al Shamal Road (Q1) to Al Ruwais, or by the Al Khor Coastal Road (Q1A), passing by the Doha Moto GP racetrack, Lusail City and the Pearl Qatar. The trip should take 45 minutes.
See
thumb|Fishing dhow in the harbour thumb|Watchtower
Do
thumb|Al Khor Fly-In thumb|Dhakira mangrove forest
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.
Stay healthy
Hamad Medical Corporation has a medical emergency department at its local clinic here.
Connect
Free Wi-Fi is available outside along the Corniche.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Al Khor (Arabic: الخور, romanised: Al Khawr) is a coastal city in northeast Qatar, located 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of the capital Doha. Considered one of Qatar's largest cities, it is the capital of the municipality of Al Khor and Al Thakhira. Dating back to the 18th century, it is one of Qatar's oldest settlements. The name of the city, meaning creek in Arabic, emerged because the original settlement was built on a creek. Until the mid-1900s, it was known as Khor Al Shaqiq.
Originally a fishing and pearling village, much of Al Khor's recent growth has been due to its proximity to Qatar's northern oil and natural gas fields and to Ras Laffan Industrial City. Along with the neighbouring Al Khor Community, it hosts a large number of oil workers. Al Khor Island, an important archaeological and tourist site, is northeast of the city. It was also the venue for the opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al Khor” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.