Ras Abrouq
رأس أبروق | |
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 Richard Serra's East-West/West-East sculpture seen in Ras Abrouq at night | |
  Ras Abrouq Location in Qatar | |
| Coordinates: 25°34′41″N 50°50′46″E / 25.57806°N 50.84611°E | |
| Country |  Qatar |
| Municipality | Al-Shahaniya |
| Zone | Zone 72 |
| District no. | 203 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.6 sq mi (30.1 km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Ras Abrouq (Arabic: رأس أبروق; also known as Bir Zekreet)[2] is the northernmost extension of the Zekreet Peninsula, a stretch of land to the north of Dukhan in Qatar.[3] It has a beach of the same name[2] and various archaeological sites. Since the 21st century it has functioned as a tourist site.[2]
Large parts of its territory are legally protected areas that are dedicated to a nature reserve for wild deer.[4] Richard Serra's East-West/West-East sculpture was completed in Brouq Nature Reserve in 2014 at the behest of the Qatar Museums Authority.[5]
- ^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ a b c Natural Landmarks Archived 3 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Qatar Tourism
- ^ "Geographic Information System". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Ras Abrouq Rock Formations". National Tourism Council (Qatar). Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Serra in the desert". ArtForum International. September 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2018.