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Doha, Qatar was chosen as the 2010 Arab Capital of Culture, an initiative of UNESCO's Cultural Capitals Program to promote Arab culture and encourage cooperation in the Arab world.^[1]^[2] The Qatari government prepared for the festival in different ways, including building an $82 million cultural village.^[3]^[4]

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^ Misha, Felix (7 November 2009). "Doha makes the running". The Sunday Times. ^{[dead link]}
^ Herbert, Ian; Nicole Leclercq; International Theatre Institute (2003). The World of Theatre: An Account of the World's Theatre Seasons 1999-2000, 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. Routledge. p. 225. ISBN 0-415-30621-3.^{[dead link]}
^ "QATAR: Doha gladly takes on responsibility as 2010 Arab Capital of Culture". ITN. 8 February 2010. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
^ Oakley, Louise (26 August 2009), Qatar's riches, arabianbusiness.com ^{[dead link]}

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