3 of 5 places fit
Fifteen minutes from downtown, with cycling and running tracks, a surf pool and the food-stall waterfront at Marsana.
A rock islet ringed by coral just off Al Aqah beach, close enough that confident swimmers snorkel out from the sand.
Four reclaimed islands on a causeway with a 2 km waterfront promenade on Breeze Island and long beaches lined with resorts.