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9782746964068.Pdf LA VERSION COMPLETE DE VOTRE GUIDE QATAR 2012/2013 en numérique ou en papier en 3 clics à partir de 8.99€ Disponible sur AUTEURS ET DIRECTEURS DES COLLECTIONS Dominique AUZIAS & Jean-Paul LABOURDETTE DIRECTEUR DES EDITIONS VOYAGE Bienvenue Stéphan SZEREMETA RESPONSABLES EDITORIAUX VOYAGE Patrick MARINGE et Morgane VESLIN au Qatar ! EDITION ✆ 01 72 69 08 00 Julien BERNARD, Alice BIRON, Audrey BOURSET, Sophie CUCHEVAL, Caroline MICHELOT, Pierre-Yves SOUCHET, Jeff BUCHE, Parce que le voyage moderne exige diversité, exotisme, Linda INGRACHEN et NadineLUCAS surprise, lumière, le Qatar se met en quatre pour ENQUETE ET REDACTION Vincent GARRIGUES plaire. Le Petit Futé relève le défi et propose ainsi le premier guide en français sur un territoire passé en STUDIO Sophie LECHERTIER et Romain AUDREN cinquante ans de la profonde pauvreté à l'extrême MAQUETTE & MONTAGE richesse. Vertus et mérites de la nature cachotière, qui, Delphine PAGANO, Julie BORDES, Élodie CLAVIER, ayant produit durant des siècles des tonnes d'huîtres Élodie CARY, Évelyne AMRI, Sandrine MECKING, Émilie PICARD et Laurie PILLOIS perlières, a soudain ouvert les vannes du pétrole et CARTOGRAPHIE du gaz et démultiplié à l'infini les possibles. Soudain, Philippe PARAIRE, Thomas TISSIER vous devez placer des milliards ici ou là, confier à des PHOTOTHEQUE ✆ 01 72 69 08 07 architectes farfelus des tours à construire, inventer Élodie SCHUCK, Sandrine LUCAS un souk qui fasse vrai, accueillir HEC, bâtir un port et Alexandre SALCÈDE et l'appeler Croisette, oser un musée d'Art islamique, REGIE INTERNATIONALE ✆ 01 53 69 65 50 Karine VIROT, Camille ESMIEU, créer une compagnie aérienne aux ambitions mondiale, Romain COLLYER, Guillaume LABOUREUR surveiller le mouvement des mafias et des groupes et Jonathan BERRAR assistés de Elise CADIOU d'excités, héberger l'armée américaine car on ne sait RESPONSABLE REGIE NATIONALE jamais, acheter des missiles français et des voitures Aurélien MILTENBERGER allemandes, autoriser la consommation de Chablis PUBLICITE ✆ 01 53 69 70 66 Olivier AZPIROZ, Stéphanie BERTRAND, dans des lieux bien définis et imposer le bain en burkini Perrine de CARNE-MARCEIN, ailleurs, financer l'expansion planétaire d'Al Jazeera Caroline AUBRY, Caroline GENTELET, Sabrina SERIN, Orianne BRIZE, Virginie SMADJA, et encaisser les bénéfices du printemps arabe, choisir Sophie PELISSIER assistés de Sandra RUFFIEUX, le jujubier du Christ comme arbre national, rater les Nathalie GONCALVES et Vimla BHADYE Jeux olympiques mais décrocher la Coupe du monde INTERNET de football. Grâce à nos recherches, avec le soutien Lionel CAZAUMAYOU, Jean-Marc REYMUND, Cédric MAILLOUX, Anthony LEFEVRE, Christophe des amis de vivreauqatar.com et le passionnant PERREAU, Caroline LOLLIEROU et Anthony GUYOT bénéfice des travaux des archéologues français, RELATIONS PRESSE ✆ 01 53 69 70 19 vous irez à la rencontre d'un territoire aux curiosités Jean-Mary MARCHAL volontiers voilées – en dehors de Doha – mais que DIFFUSION ✆ 01 53 69 70 68 Eric MARTIN, Bénédicte MOULET, nous avons tenté de rendre accessibles en livrant des Jean-Pierre GHEZ, Aïssatou DIOP, coordonnées Gps. DIRECTEUR ADMINISTRATIF ET FINANCIER Vincent Garrigues Gérard BRODIN RESPONSABLE COMPTABILITE REMERCIEMENTS : Olivier Auroy, Stéphane Morello, Isabelle BAFOURD assistée de Jean-Noël et Nathalie Lebeau, Houda Bouchaïb, Caroline Christelle MANEBARD, Janine DEMIRDJIAN Carpentier, Régis Dantaux, Badreya Al Ansari, Cédric et Oumy DIOUF Gaillard, Theologia Kostopoulos, Stéphanie Malek, DIRECTRICE DES RESSOURCES HUMAINES Maryam Majid Al Saad, Alain Maouad, Maya Hanna, Dina BOURDEAU assistée de Sandra MORAIS et Claudia MARROT Camille Nemery, Ibis Pereira, Radia Abed, Thierry Szewc, Amena Tena, Pierre-Marie Vasseur, Tonkhiqi Poindeaux, LE PETIT FUTÉ QATAR 2012-2013 Mabrouk Ziani, Leslie Garcia-Moica, Gabriel Malika, n 1re édition n May El Souki, Gilles Nicolas, Nicolaos Foskolos, Hala El Hayek, Elisabeth Atzinger, Anwar Aboul Hosn, Fadi NOUVELLES ÉDITIONS DE L’UNIVERSITÉ© Dominique AUZIAS & Associés© Darweesh, David Attricki, Amal Saadi-Cherif et l’équipe 18, rue des Volontaires - 75015 Paris de vivreauqatar.com, Valérie Ward, Kheira Tami, Saïd Tél. : 33 1 53 69 70 00 - Fax : 33 1 53 69 70 62 Petit Futé, Petit Malin, Globe Trotter, Country Guides Khatibi, Alexandrine Guérin, Abdul Shukoor, Nevena et City Guides sont des marques déposées ™®© Tabakova, Wahied El Sherbeni, Sherif Sabry, Gokul Photo de couverture : © iStockphoto.com_tenzinsherab ISBN - 9782746957596 KC, Zarina Rajah, Rishi Mohan, Wael Al Jaouni, Naresh Imprimé en France par GROUPE CORLET IMPRIMEUR Gakhar, Walid Al Jaouni, Fatiha Dazi-Héni 14110 Condé-sur-Noireau Dépôt légal : août 2012 Date d'achèvement : août 2012 Découvrir Pour nous contacter par email, indiquez le nom de famille en minuscule Petit Futé suivi de @petitfute.com en ligne Pour le courrier des lecteurs : [email protected] Sommaire Population et langues ...........................39 nINVITATION Mode de vie ...........................................41 AU VOYAGE n Vie sociale ...........................................41 Les plus du Qatar ....................................7 Mœurs et faits de société .....................42 Fiche technique ......................................9 Religion ...............................................42 Idées de séjour .....................................11 Arts et culture .......................................45 Architecture .........................................45 Expressions modernes .........................46 Cinéma ................................................47 nDÉCOUVERTE n Danse ..................................................47 Le Qatar en 20 mots-clés .....................14 Littérature ............................................48 Survol du Qatar .....................................17 Médias .................................................49 Géographie ..........................................17 Musique ...............................................50 Climat ..................................................17 Peinture et arts graphiques ..................50 Environnement – Écologie ....................18 Sculpture .............................................51 Parcs nationaux ...................................18 Traditions .............................................51 Faune et flore .......................................18 Festivités ...............................................54 Histoire ..................................................21 Cuisine locale........................................56 Les implantations Produits caractéristiques ......................56 de la période Abbasside .......................21 Habitudes alimentaires ........................56 Le temps de l’Islam..............................23 Recette ................................................57 La saga des Al Thani ............................26 Jeux, loisirs et sports ...........................58 Politique et économie ...........................27 Disciplines nationales ..........................58 Politique ...............................................27 Activités à faire sur place .....................59 Économie .............................................32 Enfants du pays ....................................60 © ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/ICIMAGE Amphithéâtre de Katara. DANIEL COULOMB nDOHA n © Doha ......................................................74 Quartiers ..............................................74 Se déplacer .........................................78 Pratique ...............................................81 Se loger ...............................................82 Se restaurer .........................................96 Sortir .................................................106 À voir – À faire ...................................108 Shopping ...........................................121 Sports – Détente – Loisirs ..................123 nLE RESTE DU PAYS n La Route du Nord ................................126 Umm Slal Mohammed .....................126 Al Khor ............................................126 Fuwairit ..........................................129 Al Zubarah ......................................132 La Route de l’Ouest.............................137 Ash Shahaniyah ..............................137 Zekreet ...........................................138 La Route du Sud ..................................142 Al Wakrah .......................................142 Messaieed ......................................144 Khor Al Udayd .................................146 Zig Zag Towers. nORGANISER Quand partir ? ....................................162 Santé .................................................162 SON SÉJOUR n Sécurité et accessibilité .....................164 Pense futé ...........................................154 Téléphone ..........................................166 Argent ................................................154 S’informer ...........................................167 Assurances ........................................156 À voir – À lire .....................................167 Bagages ............................................157 Avant son départ ................................173 Décalage horaire ................................158 Sur place ...........................................173 Électricité, poids et mesures ..............158 Magazines et émissions .....................173 Formalités, visa et douanes ................158 Comment partir ? ................................176 Horaires d’ouverture ..........................160
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