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Modernity in many Peninsula countries can be summed up in two words: reclaimed
land. Take part in the promenade of nations along Doha's corniche, (
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)
or indeed
any of the Gulf corniches, and chances are you'll be walking on water - or at least where
water once was. But then again, you can climb any mountain in Arabia and claim the same:
most of it was once under the sea and it would appear that modern architects are keen to re-
verse the tide on prehistory.
