The launch of the 3rd Katara International Exhibition for Kahraman from February 10 to 13, was nnounced by the Cultural Village Foundation, Katara, with the participation of several Arab and foreign countries, international associations and bodies specialised in amber, distributed in 75 pavilions and exhibit platforms.
General Manager of Katara, Prof. Dr. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti said that the exhibition has become a favourite destination for amber traders from all over the world including global productive companies, which promotes Qatar’s position as a global destination for amber trading and acquisition, in addition to establishing the exhibition as a global and ideal platform for promoting and updating this industry. Al Sulaiti emphasised that the festival returns in its 3rd edition with the same strength as in its first edition in January 2019, after it was suspended for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said Katara has allocated a permanent headquarters for amber and organises training workshops under the supervision of international experts. A laboratory for quality examination was established to examine everything related to quality, in cooperation and coordination with international institutions specialised in amber.
Director of Katara International Exhibition for Kahraman, Khalid Abdulrahim Al Sayed, said that the exhibition witnesses participation from countries well-known in producing amber, or interested in its trade, including Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Turkiye, and Arab countries. This is in addition to a large number of merchants and interested parties from inside and outside Qatar. The exhibition includes a wide variety of valuable exhibits, such as artifacts, and amber stones.
Katara International Exhibition for Kahraman is the first exhibition specialising in amber in Qatar, and the second largest international exhibition related to amber after the one held in Poland.
