Tourism
Zubarah was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage tentative list in 2008. Since 2009, the site has been the subject of research and development as a protected heritage site. This calls for visitors to show consideration for the on-going work. For protection most of the site is situated inside a fenced area and visitors have to pass a guard to enter the heritage town of Zubarah.
There are plans to construct a visitor’s centre near the fort. Until then, visitor facilities are sparse. At the parking lot next to the Zubarah fort an information stand provides an overview and introduction to the site, fort and town. New rest rooms are located nearby. Currently there are no refreshments available in the vicinity.
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“In the middle ages people were tourists because of their religion, whereas now they are tourists because tourism is their religion.”
—Robert Runcie (b. 1921)