The book offered to the reader’s attention is a complete history of Qatar from ancient times to the present day. Having opened it, the reader will take a fascinating journey into the hoary past of Qatar, during the reign of the Ubaid and Dilmun civilizations that went into the legends and traditions of the Arabs of Arabia, as well as such eminent peoples of the Ancient World as the Sumerians and Assyrians, the Phoenicians and Kassites, the Persians and Greeks, Charakenesians and Parthians. Learn many interesting facts about the arrival of Christianity and Islam on the Qatar peninsula, about the aggressive sea campaigns to the Arab lands in Upper Arabia by the rulers of Oman, as well as the legendary island Kingdom of Hormuz, once the largest center of maritime trade in the East, and the Portuguese conquistadors. The book attracts attention. attention to the solid array of documents presented in it from the “Arabian dossier” of the Foreign Policy Archive of the Russian Empire - a rich collection of reports from domestic diplomats about Qatar and its rulers, about Qatar falling under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire and becoming a protectorate of England. The book will tell about the life and way of life of the Qataris, their customs, traditions and morals, about Qatari artisans, sailors and shipbuilders, traders and pearl fishers, townspeople and Bedouins, about the historical places of Qatar, its tribes and famous family clans. Having picked up this book, the reader will be able to visually imagine and Qatar today, the richest country in the world of the 21st century, one of the tourist centers of the Persian Gulf.