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The Pearl - Qatar in Doha, is an artificial island that measures almost four million square meters. It is the first land in Qatar to be available for foreign ownership. There are 12,000 residents living there. Once fully completed, the Pearl will create over 32 km of new coastline, for use as a residential property with an expected 18,831 dwellings and 45,000 residents by 2018. Developed by ************* and Planned by the architecture company ***********, the island is located 350 meters from the coast of the West Bay Lagoon area in Doha. When the project was first unveiled, the initial cost of building the island was $ 2.5 billion and the entire project would cost $ 15 billion.

The name The Pearl was chosen because the island is being built on one of Qatar previous major pearl diving sites. Qatar was one of the major pearl traders of Asia before the Japanese introduced cheaper more affordable pearls just before Qatar oil boom. The Pearl Qatar will help represent Qatar rich past in the pearl industry. Once completed The Pearl will resemble a string of pearls. Residential development on the island is intended to incorporate various national and international themes, including aspects of Arabic, Mediterranean, and European culture. There are ten precincts that make up The Pearl-Qatar Island.

There will be more than 13 islands when construction is completed. The largest of the islands will feature a range of luxury villas, apartments, three five-star hotels and over two million square meters of international retail, restaurants, cafes, and entertainment facilities. Eight other private islands will be for sale to private owners with the opportunity to build upon them whatever they wish. The Pearl-Qatar is home to a wide selection of dining outlets covering the full range of cuisines from South American to French, Lebanese through to casual options such as Alison Nelson Coffee Bar. Time Out Doha Awards 2012: Midori, the Japanese restaurant in Porto Arabia, took out Best Newcomer in the awards. Pampano, also operated by Hospitality Development Company (HDC), a fully owned subsidiary of United Development Company (UDC), the master developer of The Pearl-Qatar, received the Highly Commended certificate in the Best South American category.