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<text id=93CT1833>
<title>
Qatar--Travel
</title>
<history>
Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
Southwest Asia
Qatar
</history>
<article>
<source>CIA World Factbook</source>
<hdr>
Travel
</hdr>
<body>
<p> Climate and Clothing: May through mid-October is extremely
hot in Qatar, and lightweight attire is recommended. From mid-
October through April, temperatures range from 7 degrees C to 27
degrees C (45 degrees F-80 degrees F); spring and fall clothing
is most comfortable. Traditional attitudes toward dress prevail,
and although Western styles are perfectly acceptable, one should
dress conservatively in public.
</p>
<p> Visas: Valid visas are required to enter Qatar. Generally,
travelers are required to show evidence that a Qatari citizen
will sponsor them during their stay in Qatar.
</p>
<p> Health: Visitors to Qatar do not need cholera shots.
</p>
<p> Telecommunications: Allow 2 weeks for airmail delivery
between the US and Qatar. Cable and telex lines to leading
hotels and places of business are good. Telephone connections
are excellent. Intercontinental calls are received by a US
satellite land station near Doha. Qatar is eight time zones
ahead of eastern standard time.
</p>
<p> Transportation: Daily flights connect Doha to Bahrain, the
United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. Direct flights to Europe
also are available daily.
</p>
<p> Tourist Attractions: The Qatar National Museum has an award-
winning display of traditional Bedouin life, combining rare film
clips of everyday activities (tea ceremony, packing a camel)
with standard still-life exhibits in a building of classical
Arabian architecture. The museum also houses the National
Aquarium, containing indigenous sea life and samples of the
traditional sea-going vessel, the dhow.
</p>
<p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
November 1987.
</p>
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</article>
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