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The Pearl-Qatar is a large artificial island built off the coast of Doha, with construction beginning in 2004. Developed during Qatar’s economic expansion fueled by natural gas revenues, the project reclaimed land from the sea to create new coastal space without pushing further into the desert. Built using dredged sand and extensive marine engineering, the island added roughly 4 million square meters of land and about 32 kilometers of new shoreline. It was also a policy milestone: The Pearl beca