Qatar is an independent and sovereign State situated in the mid- west coast of the Arabian Gulf having a land and maritime boundary with Saudi Arabia, and also maritime boundaries with Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Iran. The State of Qatar with its arid desert climate extends over a Peninsula of about 200 Kilometers long and 100 Kilometers wide covering a total area of 11.850 square Kilometers including a number of Islands and Islets.

• Al-Ubaidi Period
• Bronze Age
• Kassite Period
• Greek and Roman influences
• Sassanid Period
• The Islamic Period
• Umayyad and the Abbasid Period
• The Portuguese Era
• Bani Khalid Time
• British Rule

Qatar in Modern Times

• Sheikh Mohammad Bin Thani (1850-1878)
• Sheikh Qassim Bin Mohammad Al Thani (1878-1913)
• Sheikh Abdullah Bin Qassim Al-Thani (1913-1949)
• Sheikh Ali Bin Abdullah Al-Thani (1949-1960)
• Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Bin Abdullah Al-Thani (1960-1972)
• Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al-Thani (1972-1995)