Zekreet (Arabic: زكريت) is a village in north-western Qatar near Dukhan and about 80 km (50 mi) north-west west of Doha.

This included the construction of a harbor for oil equipment and some small houses which eventually developed into a village.

[3] There are several visitor attractions and old ruins at the site including the Zekreet Fort, which is housed to the immediate north of the village.

An area known by a similar name called Bir Zekrit (more commonly known as Ras Abrouq) is located north of Zekreet.

[8] Zekreet was likely inhabited during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the same era that saw the rise of the nearby northern settlements of Zubarah and Al Huwaila.

Lorimer, who claimed it was built by the pirate ruler of Qatar Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalahimah in c. 1800.

[6] Oil was discovered for the first time in Qatar in 1936 in the nearby mountain range of Jebel Dukhan to the south.

[12] Like most settlements in Qatar, seawater intrusion contaminated the coastal aquifers, therefore the contemporary village was established inland on the other side of the bay near existing water wells on the Zekreet Peninsula.

Many inhabitants from eastern and northern Qatar migrated to the Dukhan region in the 1950s to find work in the oil industry; notable tribes among these migrants were the Al Muhannadi, the Bani Hajer and the Na'im.

[17] The Qatar Museums Authority has started a project to repackage a house belonging to the former imam of Zekreet during the 1950s as a cultural venue where educational workshops are held.

As part of the repackaging, a passage will be constructed from the building to Richard Serra's sculptures in Ras Abrouq.

[18] Constructed in 1940, the Zekreet Mosque has long been considered a local landmark and has since been restored by Qatar Museums.

[20] On an area of 6,692 m2 (72,030 sq ft), the Zekreet Commercial Plaza features 36 businesses, 31 residential units and several offices.