Commons:Wiki Loves Monuments 2025 in Qatar
Photo in header by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What is Wiki Loves Monuments?
Wiki Loves Monuments is a global photo contest that started in the Netherlands in 2010, then expanded to a European-wide competition in 2011, and finally became global in 2012 with participating countries from all over the world. Qatar first joined this competition in 2021. We are excited to announce Qatar's participation once again in 2025!
The contest is open to everyone, and you can take photos on cameras but also smartphones or tablets. Wiki Loves Monuments is organized in Qatar by Qatar Museums's Archaeology Department and Tasweer.
Winners of the 2021 Competition
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Al Jumail village on the northwest coast of Qatar is the small traditional but ruined village of Al Jumail. It was originally inhabited by the Al Kubaisi tribe also known as fisherman's village.
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How can you participate?
1- Find monuments
Look at Qatar's official list of archaeological sites, heritage buildings, and monuments provided below and choose the ones you would like to take pictures of.
2- Take photos
Take pictures of the monuments. Take as many pictures as possible to get a good picture!
3- Upload and tag your photos
Upload your photos to Wikimedia Commons from 1st of October till 31st of October, 2025 (make sure you have an account). In the upload form, at "Describe" step, tag your photo with correct Monument ID. Use the "Heritage Area Number" (HAR....) from the official list of monuments (links above).
Rules and regulations
The basic rules for this contest are as follows (please check the list above):
- Participant will have to be a resident or citizen of Qatar.
- Take a photo of any of the monuments listed under the list of monuments in Qatar.
- To upload a photo, participant will have to provide photo authorship information and agree for Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 license to allow further re-use of the photo. Photos will be used in Wikipedia articles, but others may use them as well, under the terms of this CC.
- Once the photos are ready participant can then upload them to Wikimedia Commons between the 1st and 31st October of 2025, any pictures uploaded after 31st of October will not be eligible for the competition.
- The photographs must have been taken and uploaded by the participants themselves.
- Participant must register on Wikimedia Commons, or log into their account if they already have one to upload the photos.
- The monument identifier (which is the HAR column in the monuments list) must be provided with the uploaded photo (this can be found in the list of monuments linked above) to help identify the monument in the picture.
- Each participant can upload up to 10 images for participation in the competition.
- 10 winners will be chosen for the local competition in Qatar.
- These 10 winners (photos) will automatically be included in the global competition for a chance to win the international "Wiki Loves Monuments" competition.
Juries & Organizers
This competition is a collaboration of Qatar Museums' Archaeology Department and Tasweer. Juries for the competition will be representatives from each organization. For any inquiries please contact infoheritage
qm.org.qa
Tasweer is offering professional advice on the techniques of photography during field trips.
Qatar Museums' Archaeology Department is also offering field trips to three different sites that are registered as a landmark and historical heritage in the country:
First day: 7 December 2024
Thursday: from two o'clock in the afternoon until six o'clock in the evening.
Location: Souq area and North House at Al Zubarah Archaeological Site.
Second day: To be announced
Third day: To be announced
If you wish to register, please send a reply email infoheritageqm.org.qa with your full name and phone number and the date of the event.
Note: Registration for the trip is 50 Qatari riyals for the participant who wishes to be part of the trips (not mandatory for participation in the competition). For further information please email us at infoheritageqm.org.qa
Selection criteria
The selection of the winning photos would be based on:
- Creativity
- Originality
- Quality
- Focus - Exposure
- Composition
Prizes
For the local competition in Qatar, there will be 10 winning photographs chosen. The top 10 winners will also be eligible to participate and get a chance to win the international competition. For the International Competition, you have a chance to win up to €1500 in kind prizes. You can find the full list of the International Competition prizes here.
Participate Now!