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entertained in qatar

In recent years, Qatar has developed many cultural en sporting activities. Qatar, even though it has a hot climate, it has a great entertainment infrastructure, as well as nightlife and aquatic activities.

Qatar is not originally recognized for the nightlife. In a few years, Qatar would be host of numerous high profile international sports events; as a consequence of this, entertainment options are growing to meet demand. Some of the entertainment with most demand is the nightclubs, dance clubs and live music concerts in Doha city. It´s important to highlight that alcohol can be sold if, and only if there´s a licensed hotel located within the nightclub/dance club or live music concert.

But nightclubs, dance clubs and live concerts are the only entertainment that Qatar has to offer. Movies are also a very important and well-known entertainment options. In Qatar there are numerous cinemas showing English-language films. An important event in Qatar is the “Doha Tribeca Film Festival”. This is a well-attended event that is trying to catapult Qatari and Arab film to the rest of the world, as well as promoting international movies. During this important Qatari event, there are public screenings during the five days this annual event lasts. In Doha, there are a couple of theaters showing some mix of Arabic and English-language films.

By Jorge Prieto Raamirez