The Pearl: How Qatar Built Its Own Venice in the Middle East

The Pearl: How Qatar Built Its Own Venice in the Middle East

SkySat satellite image of The Pearl-Qatar in Doha, Qatar. Credit: Planet Labs, Inc / CC BY-SA 4.0 Two decades after its initial development began, The Pearl—often referred to as Qatar’s Venice—stands as one of the country’s most ambitious urban experiments. This artificial island blends Mediterranean-inspired architecture with Gulf modernism, setting it apart from the many sterile, uninhabited developments that have emerged across the region. Lo…