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| - Qatar (Arabic: قطر), also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is an Arab emirate in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula and is ruled by monarchy by Al Thani family.
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| - Qatar (Arabic: قطر), also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is an Arab emirate in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula and is ruled by monarchy by Al Thani family. With Turkey and Germany realising oil was also of importance to the Allies, a small detachment of German secret agents, various volunteer forces and Turkish troops covertly by see on several cargo ships to encourage a local rebellion. The three day anti-colonial uprising didn't work out as planned, but some agents were landed and the harbour at Doha was wrecked by the German corvette Helga. The town of Dohar had its two Qatarie Fiat L6/40 tanks destroyed by German panzershrecks after a fierce street battle on the second day. Both the The 1946 Battle For Oman and the 1946 Trucial States Rebellion happened at nearly the same time. The nations' fledgling oil industry had its only oil well was also blown up by saboteurs.
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