An Arabian Tale: One Thousand and One Nights

One Thousand and One Nights is an enchanting ballet written by the great Azerbaijani composer Fikrat Amirov.

It is set in the world of the magical world of ancient Arabia where carpets flew and birds talked.

Katara Village Foundation presented the “One Thousand and One Nights” ballet for the first time in the Arab world. The books Arabian nights with its stories are based on this story.

The ballet is the story of the King Shahrayar who when betrayed by his beloved queen, kills her and in a fit of rage decides to murder every girl in his kingdom.

He married a girl every night only to have her killed next morning. The pleas and wails of the girls go in vain until he meets the beautiful and wise Scheherazade. Scheherazade plots a plan to avoid her death. She tells the king a story every night, and reaches the narration of the climax at dawn. Her stories enchant the king who delays her execution to the next day.

The next night she finishes her story and begins another, stopping at a crucial point at dawn. She spends 1001 nights with the king, narrating a different story every night. At the end of the 1001 nights, the king falls in love with her and pardons her death.

This ballet which ran from 16 June-23 June, at the Katara Village opened to a full house every day. The show ran 8 days and was a resounding success.

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Qatar – A Future Global Hotspot

Have you been to Gulf? How is Dubai? Heard there are big malls, beaches, restaurants, nightlife, and of course how can one forget the Desert Safari? The questions and anxiety from the people we know are never ending. Since many years, the glamor of Gulf has been just restricted to one place –Dubai, and there are reasons for it. In the last two decades, Dubai has made a remarkable transformation from a sandy desert to a global hotspot. Now, if I go into the reasons for it, this blog will turn into a biography.

Today, with communication being made easy and new technology coming in, the world has come closer and so people are becoming more aware about the countries that are developing. One such country that has come out from scratch is Qatar. This country was once nothing but a sandy desert and one could see nothing but sand spreading miles away. However, today, the Qatar Government under the leadership of HH Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar is trying every possible thing to bring the country onto the World map.

The vision is simple and clear – To establish Qatar as a strong cultural heritage destination and at the same time making it a tourist hotspot. Katara is the first step towards that goal. The main aim behind promoting Katara as cultural village is to bring people from various cultural backgrounds under one roof, where they can trounce the backward belief and promote humanity in a new way. Gone are the days when Qatar and the other Gulf countries lived under the shadow of Dubai – a premier global hotspot in the last two decades. Today, with the influx of new ideas and the change in the mindset of the people, Qatar is certainly catching the attention of the world and the day is not far when it will become the Las Vegas of the Middle East!!

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4 Finest International Restaurants in Katara village

Katara is a global cultural center located in Qatar. Besides the regular events in opera and performing arts, there are a lot of international restaurantscatering to native gastronomy from countries around the world.

Each of the 12 restaurants available try and cater to a nation’s local cuisines by replicating the taste and being as authentic as possible. The chefs use authentic ingredients so as to reproduce the taste and enhance the taste buds of thousands of people who throng the place on a regular basis.

Let us take a look at some of the restaurants along with their specialties in Katara:

1) Saffron Lounge: 

An authentic Indian restaurant in qatar that caters to traditional Indian food full of spice and variety.  Tickle the taste buds with the tingling taste of chicken tikka, murgh gosht, and a variety of other traditional Indian dishes that will make your mouth water and ask you for more.

2) Mamig-Armenian: 

Enjoy a delightful combination of Armenian and Lebanese cuisines at Mamig-Armenian. The items on the menu are prepared by native Armenian and Lebanese chefs.  Along with this, you can enjoy the scenic location as you dine on traditional items of the Middle East and it is best Armenian lebanese restaurant in Qatar.

3) L’wzaar Seafood Market:

One of the finest Seafood restaurant in qatar, L’wzaar seafood market is a restaurant for people who like to tuck in on the most authentic and taste the best in seafood cuisine.  Classic Mediterranean and Japanese are some of the cuisines which are served here. With over 50 different varieties of seafood dishes being served here, why go anywhere else?

4)Sukar Pasha Ottoman Lounge:

Turkish: Blend in the Ottoman culture, literally! At Sukar Pasha Ottoman Lounge, you can bask in the glory of the past.  It gives you a chance to relive the rich Turkish culture in style. Enjoy delectable Turkish dishes with an extensive variety of flavored tobaccos. 

The above restaurants offer you the finest dining possibility in Katara. Be it with family, friends, or even an official dinner, you are sure to enjoy every moment spent in Katara.

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