Contrasts

@Tonraq: Overwhelming, isn't it?
@Jorge_carrillo: ¡Gracias!
@jmsepe: Actually, the condo is quite near the "center", but I took the pic with the sea as a background.
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@Schulmanator: Thank you very much!
@Fox: Thanks, many thanks! Today I'm showing more Al-Qurayyah love! ![]()
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@slickbg56: Yeah, when I saw this building uploaded, I inmediately thought it had something quite unique, something that deserved a CJ update! And I looked hard for a nice spot for it in Al-Qurayyah...
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Saying Al-Qurayyah is a city, a nation of contrasts, is saying nothing new. All you find here are contrasts.

Dark-coloured skyscrapers, well equipped with kilowatts of AC inside, contrast with the traditional light coloured Emirati constructions.


The slums and the Olympic City are separated only by Wide Beach...

Top models in bikini sipping Cosmopolitans on the Mandarin Oriental rooms, elderly women attending to the prayer at the Old Mosque.

Mom and pop stores still survive on the city center, with the always constant pressure of real estate dealers, You never know if tomorrow your business will be demolished to allow room for another skyscraper.

The official seat of the government of Al-Qurayyah rises among modest buildings and low single houses.

Massive container and oil vessels need to pass through the Strait of Al-Qurayyah, same as small wooden fishing boats. The maneuvring through the strait is a very delicate operation, and the largest ships need hours to go through. Other ships need to wait until the strait is cleared before proceeding.
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