Khawr al Udayd
Khawr al Udayd, (Arabic: خور العديد; also spelled Khor al Adaid and Khor al-‘Udeid) is a settlement and inlet of the Persian Gulf located in Al Wakrah Municipality in southeast Qatar, on the border with Saudi Arabia. It is known to local English speakers as the "Inland Sea". In the past it used to accommodate a small town and served as the center of a long-running territorial dispute between Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani and Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan. At the present, it is a major tourist destination for Qatar.
Khawr al Udayd
خور العديد | |
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Sand dunes at Khawr al Udayd, photographed in 2004. | |
Khawr al Udayd | |
| Coordinates: 24.630°N 51.296°E | |
| Country | Qatar |
| Municipality | Al Wakrah Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 705 km2 (272 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 7 |
| • Density | 0.0099/km2 (0.026/sq mi) |
The area was declared a nature reserve in 2007. Qatar has pitched Khawr al Udayd's potential inclusion as a World Heritage Site to UNESCO but it currently only occupies the Tentative List.
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