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The QMA Architectural Conservation Section (QMA - ACS) is happy to send you the new issue of its newsletter.February 2013. It includes the major activities of the month as follow: See heritage maps photos documentation of Ashmeem village Planting Qatari trees at the Barzan towers site “Revival of the Old Palace” conference.
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February, 2013 VOL 1 ISSUE 2
RESTORATION SECTION THE GUARDIANS OF QATAR HERITAGE
In this issue:
Heritage Maps 2
“Revival of the Old
Palace” conference 4
Barzan Planting Project 5
Major Survey Projects 6
The Restoration Section prepares
several maps for heritage buildings and
wells in Qatar. Starting with “Springs
and Wells” and “Heritage Mosques”
map, the Section will then work on the
“Heritage Buildings Map”.
H e r i t a g e m a p s
Special points of interest:
See heritage maps photos
Documentation of Ashmeem
village
Planting Qatari trees at the
Barzan towers site
“Revival of the Old Palace”
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The Restoration and
Conservation Section is
about to prepare and launch
a series of conferences and
workshops. We will start
first with a conference
under the title “Revival of
the Old Palace” .
“ R e v i v a l o f t h e o l d p a l a c e ” c o n f e r e n c e
The conference "Revival of
the Old Palace" will take
place middle of April 2013
Adel Al-Moslamani
Head of Restoration
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The “Spring and Wells Map” shows the registered heritage springs and wells of Qatar
with location and photos. This map records the history of one of the most important
water resources in Qatar used for drinking and agriculture. We would like to take
the chance to encourage Qataris to help protecting and preserving them.
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Prepared by:
Adel Al-Moslamani
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The “Heritage Mosques Map” shows the registered heritage mosques in Qatar
with location and photos. This map shows the daily mosques and Fridays
mosques. We would like to teach, educate Qataris about their Heritage and
encourage them help us protecting and preserving them.
H e r i t a g e m a p s — m o s q u e s
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Prepared by:
Adel Al-Moslamani
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The conferences is
f o c u s i n g o n t h e
restoration of the so-
called “Old Palace”, the
for mer pa lace o f
Abdullah bin Jassim Al
Thani, which will be part
of the National Museum
of Qatar. In addition,
other major heritage
restoration projects will be discussed in this conference.
The conference under the title "Revival of the Old Palace" will focus on two broad
themes:
1) Pre-contract "diagnosis
and analysis phase"
2 ) E m e r g e n c y
conservation plan and the
full restoration and
rehabilitation plan.
We wish to launch this
conference under the patronage of HE Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Al Thani
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For more information please contact us: Essam Abbas E-mail: eismail@qma.org.qa
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According to QMA
plan to rehabilitate
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archaeological sites
and to open them to
the visitors, a plan has
been developed to
r e s t o r e a n d
rehabilitate the site—
the includes the
establishment of a visitors centre. To give a beautiful touch to the site and encourage
visits, regional trees from Qatar will be planted to enrich the environment of the
landscaping around the Barzan towers.
B a r z a n v i s i t o r c e n t e r — p l a n t i n g p r o j e c t
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Proposal designed by Eng. Mohammed Homam Zaim
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O u r S u r v e y &
D o c u m e n t a t i o n
Team has started the
d o c u m e n t a t i o n
p r o c e s s o f
“Ashmeem” heritage
village in the area of
“Rawdat Rashid” -
a l m o s t 3 5 k m
southwest of Doha. Despite a registered heritage mosque and some springs
in Rawdat Rashed, the village of “Ashmeem” has not yet been fully recorded.
T h e D o c u m e n t a t i o n o f “ A s h m e e m ” h e r i t a g e
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For more information please contact : Samy Imam E-mail : sabouelenen@qma.org.qa
February, 2013 VOL 1 ISSUE 2
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Adel Abdel Latif Al-Moslamani
Mohammed Homam Zaim
Samy Imam Abu El- Eineen
Essam Abbas Ismail
Tel: +974 4452 5959
Mobile: +974 555 66 949
Fax: +974 4452 5053
restoration
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RESTORATION SECTION See heritage maps photos
Documentation of Ashmeem village
Planting Qatari trees at the Barzan towers site
“Revival of the Old Palace” conference
In March issue:
The Restoration Section 2030 Vision
Revival of the Old Palace conference—update
Al-Ruwais Mosque—Rescue Project progress
Adopt a Mosque campaign
The restoration project of “Zubarah Fort” the
new season starts.
Restoration Section
The Guardians of Qatar Heritage
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