Bay of Zekreet

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The '''Bay of Zekreet''' () is a half-moon shaped [[bay]] on the [[Zekreet Peninsula]] in western [[Qatar]]. The Zekreet Peninsula is a rocky, sandy desert, with numerous rock formations and gypsum [[Plateau|plateaux]]. The bay is situated to the north of the industrial city of [[Dukhan]] and to the southwest of the village of [[Zekreet]].<ref name="historical513"/> It is located to the north of the [[Dukhan Sabkha]], and is separated by a straight [[Depression (geology)|depression]].<ref></ref> Geologists have theorized that this depression was an extension of the Bay of Zekreet prior to the drop in sea levels c. 3,000 years ago.<ref></ref>

==Geology==
The area spanning from [[Dukhan]] to the upper part of the Bay of Zekreet is the only surface of Qatar where an entire section of the [[Eocene]] Dammam Formation is exposed.<ref name="historical513">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

==History==
A settlement dating to the early 19th century was discovered at the southern end of the bay, and was possibly presided over by the pirate ruler of Qatar, [[Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalahimah]]. Another archaeological site, Uwaynat Ali, is found on the other side of the bay.<ref></ref>

This area hosted the shallow-water harbor used to unload supplies for Qatar's oil industry.<ref></ref> The modern village of [[Zekreet]] grew around this harbor. Shortly after the [[Mesaieed]] Harbor opened in 1952 it was made obsolete.<ref></ref>

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==External links==
*[https://ift.tt/2GZf2Du Geographic.org]

[[Category:Bays of Qatar]]
[[Category:Al-Shahaniya]]

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