Barzan Towers

The Barzan Towers, also known as the Umm Salal Mohammed Fort Towers, are watchtowers that were built in the late 19th century and renovated in 1910 by Sheikh Mohammed bin Jassim Al Thani.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Group of watchtowers in Qatar
  • Also known as: “Barzan Tower” and “Umm Salal Mohammed Fort Towers”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Umm Salal Stadium.

Pitch
The was a proposed football stadium that would have been built in the town of in , . It was designed by Albert Speer & Partner GmbH. is situated 1¼ km west of Barzan Towers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Umm Salal Mohammed.

Photo: JamesA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Umm Salal Muhammad is a town in in the Umm Salal municipality, about 15 km north of . An easy and pleasant morning or afternoon trip out of Doha, it is a short drive from the northern outskirts of Doha on the North Road to Al-Ruweis.

Barzan Towers

Latitude
25.41809° or 25° 25′ 5″ north
Longitude
51.41319° or 51° 24′ 48″ east
Open location code
7HQHCC97+67
Open­Street­Map ID
way 256250988
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q4866084
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Satellite Map

Discover Barzan Towers from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Barzan Towers” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج برزان”
  • French: “tours de Barzan”
  • French: “Tours de Barzan”
  • Hebrew: “מגדלי ברזאן”
  • Japanese: “バルザーン塔”
  • Persian: “برج برزان”
  • Uzbek: “Barzan minoralari”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dallah Gym and Dallan Gym.

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