Al Zubarah Archaeological Site

<p>The walled coastal town of Al Zubarah in the <span>Persian </span>Gulf flourished as a pearling and trading centre in the late 18<span>th</span> century and early 19<span>th </span>centuries, before it was destroyed in 1811 and abandoned in the early 1900s. Founded by merchants from Kuwait, Al Zubarah had trading links across the Indian Ocean, Arabia and Western Asia. A layer of sand blown from the desert has protected the remains of the site’s palaces, mosques, streets, courtyard houses, and fishermen’s huts; its harbour and double defensive walls, a canal, walls, and cemeteries. Excavatio