Zikreet....... The Arizona of Qatar
Well, it was quite dusty last friday but even that couldn't stop us of going to Zikreet...One of my Dream place to visit.
Called my Cousin & another fellow Qler "DotCom" to accompany and both of them were like... "Nike it". :-)
The weather was not ideal for Photography but just can't stop myself of sharing these with you. Pardon me for the quality though :-)
Here it goes:
All the area was like a Dry Lake or remains of a Sea.
Imagine, what water can do to rocks even.
Guess.... If Osama is hidden here :P
Who says, Qatar is not GREEN ;)
You just cant ignore the Film City once you are in Zikreet.....and guess what? We lost our way right in the middle of NoWhere :P Thanks to "Khanan" for providing us the exact Coordinates on Phone.....Thanks to a Western Couple in PathFinder as well who came from nowhere to the rescue, and guided us towards the Film City.
Have a look at the Film City now... :D
Indeed so beautiful....
i went to this place........its nice........thanks for showing this here. thats how i came to know abt this place.........
I'm sold!!!
thanks man....i want to visit this place as soon as possible...take care..
thanks for your scenarys it is very good , amazing to see such place in qatar
Beautiful :DNeed to visit this place soooooon
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Very nice pictures .. i was next to this place last week and saw a part of it .. it is really amazing ,,
DoToo.....are you really looking for more pics?
i mean pic of zikreet, i seriously need it for my Album :P
wow , i never expect tht these pictures r of Qatar... hmmm my husband didnt even mention ths place bfore.. hmm thnks khattak..
now its my turn 2 beg my hubbby 2 c tht .... thanks again....
Let me repost my earlier comment...
Once you join Dukhan/Sahahniya Highway.....the Exit to Zikreet old village would come at around 80Kms from Doha. Take enough food & drinks/water with you before going into the desert area. You can find some shops just before the Flyover/Exit on the left side.
Its mostly a rocky area having sand in patches.....so even a Saloon Car can make it, but an SUV (4X4) would be ideal.
Right Turn at the Flyover from Dukhan Highway to Zikreet:
25 26' 18"N
50 51' 54"E
Film City:
25 34' 41"N
50 50' 46"E
hi.. my husband and i were in zikreet beach just last weekend but wasnt successful l0cating the film city.. can y0u please tell me where it is? thank you..
better u finish ur treatment in Mumbai, then u can have a visit here .
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I have been staying in DOHA for last 4yrs and never heard nething about ZIKREET..
I would love to go there..can u plzz let me know the location??I know it sound stupid.but plzz let me know how to reach there?thnx
Thanks rew.....The place is more beautiful than the pictures. :-)
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Amazingly, amazing shots.:)
Lovely shot!
Best of Luck Saurabh for your picnic... I hope you would enjoy it to the fullest. :-)
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Khattak...fewwwww..!!!!!
thanx for clarification..i was hesitant to comment ..lol
UkEngQatar...still not enough..!!!
dotcom..hmmmmmmm...
khattak, surely at that time you were not giving him FULL company :-)
WK....right, you only call me Uncle when you are "TaLLi" ;)
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Errr....DotCommay, you are violating the QL Guidelines. btw, you wrote somewhere that you are 6' 5"...you look taller than that in the picture.
FH.....its DotCom in the picture... not me :D
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No Auntyji, I quit drinking....... an hour ago :P
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FH I can confirm WK is not drunk. He only had ten beers last night..:)
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WK..u seem drunk ;)
But Khattak uncle, I never called you uncle.
FH Aunty I never called him uncle :P
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Seems like your are taking revenge from him :D
khattak..emm..now i am pretty sure ..!!!
I want to go to Zikreet.
let me do ur job :-)
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FH.....Cant post my pics to prove I was there, otherwise like WK & Bajju, all the rest would also start calling me "Uncle" :(
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edifis, then maybe you were on vacation when we raided your home
...listen to the sound of silence....
My home is inside of those caves.
Very nice khattak..i like to visit places like this ..lovely pictures..!!!
Never heard of this place before..Post some pictures of yours to prove you really were there..lol
ghazalz & marie_2... Thanks for the encouragement :-)
The Pictures are Of Course not copy righted :D ... so carry on with saving these :-) ..... It would be my pleasure :-)
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So that place is called Zikreet. After Dukhan. Joined a tour before, and have same photos. Yours is better, though.
Thanks, i'm saving some :)
...listen to the sound of silence....
KHATTAK! May I copy some of your photos?
Zikreet... Never heard before...
It's a wonderful place & the pictures are amazing... Wind & Water have done a wonderful job on the Rocks!
You summed up your visit very well and you know How to draw attraction!
I would love to visit there.
I've visited Aspire park too after watching your posted pictures of the place.
Thanks for sharing!
Arizona- the Zekreet of America!
Khanana..... lag Dayr advertisement um pa kaar de kana ;)
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Deri aal Peera:).
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And to all who wish to go there.....here are the coordinates.
Right Turn at the Flyover from Dukhan Highway to Zikreet:
25 26' 18"N
50 51' 54"E
Film City:
25 34' 41"N
50 50' 46"E
Once you join Dukhan/Sahahniya Highway.....the Exit to Zikreet old village would come at around 80Kms from Doha. Take enough food & drinks/water with you before going into the desert area. You can find some shops just before the Flyover/Exit on the left side.
Its mostly a rocky area having sand in patches.....so Saloon Car would even make it, but an SUV (4X4) would be ideal.
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saurabh.doha....sure, it would be a pleasure to have you & other fellows being a part of our future plans. If you wish to see the Fuwairit Pics....just click here:
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/847168
That was one of our Pukhtoon Group's Picnic to Fuwairit Beach :-)
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this place is in a transformer movie! wow!
saurabh.doha.....I believe the best white sand beach for a picnic is Fuwairit Beach towards North of Qatar. Al-Ghariya is also one of the better ones.....just 5 kms ahead of Fuwairit beach.
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u know well, how much u've to pay for that :P
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please let me in too in your Diary for the upcoming event..:P
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Thnx.
will let u know, for our upcoming move. :-)
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I wish to go there.
KHATTAK, me too would like to join you for the inland sea trip with one of my cousin (he is here for two week only). I will have my own car to accommodate a couple of guys if interested.
i live around the corner,, might go and have a look myself!! yes the film set is meant to be a nice place to visit, sunset photos will also look good, i saw lots of pink,orange and yellow colours yesterday.
it was a typing mistake.
i was on the back benches, but don't know who was on the right of the front seat .....lol
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Amazing pictures. Thank you Khattak for sharing this with us.
Beautiful Qatar & lovely pics :-)
Xray....Guess they made it again...Enough Money? :D
Khanana.....em dying to visit Inland :(
Muhammed Yousuf.....Thanks, btw your thread is also ROCKING :D
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gr8 pics .. never thought qatar had such a photogenic..
Area..
Thnks 4 sharing...
and good you enjoyed it..
Thanks alot for sharing.
Don't dare to plan inland sea WITHOUT ME! :D
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that one was destroyed in the movie...this one looks very neat...
eychseeay....it may be just a rumour but what I've heard is that there was a scene from the movie Transformer 2 pictured at this location. If you've seen the movie...it has shown Qatar & the American Base here...so it may have some truth in it. But dont know exactly :-)
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just heard zikreet from QL. nice to know another place in Qatar. but i don't think i wanna go there. looks scary. anyway, why is film city called with such name?
DotCom.... You Traitor!!! You are dropped out of my next trip to the Inland Sea :(
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5.352 KG edifis.
"Live with passion, Die with style"
How big will be an omlette made of Ostrich egg?
5Kg
6Kg
2.5Kg
3Kg
...Life would become Dull if there were no such Difficulties...
Once again, I must warn everyone: Sharks and Wolves.
It's dangerous territory. Under the milky surface of that water are man eating preditors, unrecognised as yet by scientists but thought to be akin to the Loch Ness Monster after a 6 month detox, starved of p*rk, human flesh, or the whiff of new blood. ((Or Quorn sausages and Heinz spaghetti.. hem- anyway..))
..Not only that, several stray- and long since astranged female Dukhanites have been said to have been spotted roaming in the wilderness of those hazy dunes singing a siren lament which is fabled to lure unsuspecting Dohaite males to their doom.
And don't even get me started on the wolves.
Not a good idea. Zikreet is a Menace.
;)
Da..... Ostriches are no more there :( .... That National Park is kind of abandoned now :(
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very nice...:)
i've to disagree with you for putting my name in the list, DaRuDe is absoloutely right ;)
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thanks for sharing! another place added to the list I want to visit.
Nice pics uncle :P
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its really nice
wow~~~is it really in Qatar?i'new in DOHA and i havnt heard from my friend that place.
thanks for sharing the amazing Film City,that's really different from my home country.i'll go there for the wonderful trip if i have chance.
will u please tell me what the exact location is and if i'll go there,what should be ready for?
thanks a lot!
Khattak nyc pics. could u plz guide me where's that place .
Brilliant photographs, thank you for sharing these with us :-)
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one to remember ... kind of cold in the morning and everyone was afraid that it would rain. We all were early on QL, before leaving to the meeting point and guess what? It starts raining, Drude, are we still going or shall we call the day off? Nahhhh we will just go even if storms will hit the roads not rain only.
Nice and beautiful beach it was, we did the Monkey thingy after we played some sort of weird Volleyball ... Some run to the cars when it starts to rain again there, it was so cold but staying close to friends and the fire make it all good ...
Miss those days ...
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. (Gautama Buddha)
Thank you all for liking it.
painther... a full day trip would be better to see all the places there.....Navigator would be of a great help, you can also use your mobile GPS if supported by your phone.
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Khanan.....I mailed you the pics same night...check your email box :D
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I will add it to one of my places to visit
very nice pics..
me in the post...:)
I cannot see the pic in office, will log in from home to seeit for myself.
or else send me on my email.
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Good Photos Khattak...the film city looks like Souk Wakief cafes...lol
The greenery is there due to pure water body near by (not the sea)...underground!
Darude, thanks for the tip, i will try to google it in the meanwhile...
So, an evening can be planned there, say from 2 pm to sunset, few hours of site seeing and a few for sea shores....
it was indeed in my list to visit places; now you have priotized it with cool pics :)- :D
Did you know that Qatar is one of the countries in the world that does not have fresh surface water! probably might be the only country. No wonder it is referred to as the barren peninsula..
Yep Qatar is Beautiful??
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painther, yeah it was really tempting to me as well when I was navigating through Google Earth and noticed this area :-)
Film City is in a very deserted area...encountered only two Sudani Guys who were probably there to look after the place. I guess, not too many people know about the place, probably that's why didnt see much tourists there.
Though there were a few groups of Westerners along the sea.....camping & kite surfing but through the middle, you would hardly see anyone for hours :D
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Nice Pics, khattak
Tempting :)- place to visit;
why "film city" is so "veeran"?
X-Ray.....will surely call you the next time I go anywhere. By the way, my next program is to the Inland Sea (Khor al Udaid)....and I'll try to make it before the summer takes over :D
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Thanks all for liking the pictures....it was indeed a wonderful experience. I wish we could have more time to see the entire area.....but days are shorter nowadays :(
DaRuDe.....Shhhh, I've blocked QL at home on IE & myself browse through Apple Safari....my better half doesn't know about Safari ;)
And.....I never knew you would be interested to go there again....otherwise I would've loved to have you with us...I guess you can be a really good guide of Qatar ;)
I asked Khanan though....but he was on Official Duty, you know :D
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at 2am all you will meet is ghosts there and jins no one else.
if interested will schedule a meeting tonight.
DA..I said something more :) you didnt meet me there at 2.00 am then how will I comment mroe...
All you had to say nice pictures :?
nice pictures...didnt know Qatar was this beautiful:)
Khatak..Thx for sharing..
i tell you else where.
Go to Jasariya and there the other beach that place doesnt have a name will post coordinate later to check it out.
Rizks I think you are getting Picture Blind :)
wonderful pictures.. indeed these are awesome places in Qatar… thanks Khattak for sharing pictures… and let me know if you are planning to else where..
now i know atleat one place that i want to visit in qatar.
"The more I see of the world the more am I dissatisfied with it." Jane Austen.
Rizks you blind dog, take those soda glasses from your eyes, maybe you'll see then.. :P
s_isale, can i see the above pics after a year then ? :(
surfing QL you are trying to name your girlfriend as dotcom so that she wont notice.
and you went all alone with your girlfriends WITH OUT INVITING MEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Well thats one nice place. did you see any ostriches there or no.
QLSG trip to zakreet was one of my best events only Xena Owen and King Edshel can share that here,
Rizks you need to be away from the monitor for at least a year.
lol Rizks, you must be going blind now... :P
nice pics... been to Zikreet before, but not been to this Film City.. i have to see this sometime..thanks for sharing.. :)
TFS ...but why m i not able to view the Picz ? :(