Porto Arabia
Reclaimed Mediterranean-style marina district of towers, boutiques and a boardwalk built on engineered seabed.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Porto Arabia in Doha starts in 2004, when the marina's footprint was shallow Gulf water and someone decided it should be dry land. You'll meet the crews who worked on the seabed itself, a screening machine nicknamed the Grizzly and a refitted dredger called Al Mahaar. Best heard standing at the rail of La Croisette boardwalk, looking down at the water.
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