1780
claimed Bedouin traders gather to sell standing on the Wadi Musheireb; the market that names itself for it becomes the origin of Doha ⚑ Qatari historians give about 250 years Souq Waqif
2003
claimed A fire tears through Souq Waqif, then in decline and under discussion for demolition ⚑ some accounts date the fire to 2006 Souq Waqif
2004
The Qatari royal family funds a restoration that keeps the oldest buildings and demolishes everything built after 1950, using mangrove roofs, bamboo matted with clay and straw, and mud plaster Souq Waqif
2005
Qatar announces Lusail, to be finished by 2010 with 250,000 residents; the 2022 census counts 198,600 Lusail, Doha
2008
The Souq Waqif restoration completes, with the air-conditioning concealed and the parking put underground Souq Waqif
2010
Nine boutique hotels and eight restaurants open inside the souq's buildings — a market that generated hotels rather than the reverse Souq Waqif
2010
Nine boutique hotels and eight restaurants open inside the restored Souq Waqif, operated by Tivoli
2010
Construction begins at Msheireb, rebuilding a historic quarter of Doha rather than inventing a new one Msheireb Downtown, Doha
2015
Qatar’s Constellation Hotels buys 64% of Coroin, the holding company of Maybourne, from the Barclay brothers and Derek Quinlan
2022
Zulal opens in Qatar, carrying the Chiva-Som method into traditional Arabic medicine