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==History==

==History==

[[File:Map of Qatar Persia Arabia.jpg|thumb|300px|Map of Persia - Arabia, with the adjacent countries (detail).]]

[[File:Map of Qatar Persia Arabia.jpg|thumb|300px|Map of Persia - Arabia, with the adjacent countries, 1855, (detail).]]

Qatar has been inhabited for millennia. The Al Khalifa family of Bahrain dominated the area until 1868 when, at the request of Qatari nobles, the British negotiated the termination of the Bahraini claim, except for the payment of tribute. The tribute ended when the Ottoman Empire occupied Qatar in 1872.  

Qatar has been inhabited for millennia. The Al Khalifa family of Bahrain dominated the area until 1868 when, at the request of Qatari nobles, the British negotiated the termination of the Bahraini claim, except for the payment of tribute. The tribute ended when the Ottoman Empire occupied Qatar in 1872.