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Traditional dhows

Published: 29 Oct 2012 - 02:24 am | Last Updated: 17 Feb 2022 - 03:55 am

Sailors work on dhows prior to their launch at Doha Corniche yesterday. Classified as sanbuk, a type of dhow famous and widely used in the Gulf, three identical dhows named Lusail 1, 2 and 3, all made in Qatar at a traditional shipyard in Ras Abu Aboud, were launched yesterday. See also Shaival Dalal