[4] Richard Serra's East-West/West-East sculpture was completed in Brouq Nature Reserve in 2014 at the behest of the Qatar Museums Authority.

The coastal area is relatively narrow, measuring about 3 km (1.9 mi) in width, in contrast to the wider sections of the Dukhan region further south.

[8] Excavations in the 1970s revealed a ring-like structure, hearths, Ubaid pottery, cairns, and stone tools dating to the Neolithic period.

Smith, an excavator of the site, suggested that it was a seasonal encampment and that its inhabitants had trade relations with nearby civilizations.

[9][10] Further archaeological excavations yielded Barbar ceramics originating from the Dilmun civilization dating to the third millennium BC.