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DohaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Doha (disambiguation).
Dohaالدوحة
ad-Dawḥa
City and Municipality
Clockwise from top: Qatar University, Museum of Islamic
Art, Doha Skyline, Souq Waqif, The Pearl
Location of the municipality of Doha within Qatar.
Coordinates: 25°17′12″N 51°32′0″ECoordinates: 25°17′12″N 51°3
2′0″E
Country Qatar
Municipality Ad Dawhah
Established 1825
Area
• City 132 km2 (51 sq mi)
Population (2015)[1]
• City 956,460
• Density 7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zone AST (UTC+3)
Doha[pronunciation?] (Arabic: الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ad-Dōḥa, literally in MSA: "the big tree", locally: "rounded
bays"[2]) is thecapital city and most populous city of the State of Qatar. Doha has a population of
956,460 within the city proper.[1] The city is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in the east of the
country. It is Qatar's fastest growing city, with over 40% of the nation's population living in Doha or
its surrounding suburbs, and it is also the economic center of the country. It comprises one of
the municipalities of Qatar.
Doha was founded in the 1820s as an offshoot of Al Bidda. It was officially declared as the country's
capital in 1971, when Qatar gained independence.[3] As the commercial capital of Qatar and one of
the emergent financial centers in the Middle East, Doha is considered a world city by
the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Doha accommodatesEducation City, an area
devoted to research and education.
The city was host to the first ministerial-level meeting of the Doha Development Round of World
Trade Organizationnegotiations. It was also selected as host city of a number of sporting events,
including the 2006 Asian Games, the 2011 Pan Arab Games and most of the games at the 2011
AFC Asian Cup. In December 2011, the World Petroleum Council held the 20th World Petroleum
Conference in Doha.[4] Additionally, the city hosted the 2012 UNFCCC Climate Negotiations and is
set to host a large number of the venues for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Contents
1Etymology 2History
o 2.1Establishment of Al Biddao 2.2Formation of Dohao 2.3Arrival of Al Thanio 2.420th centuryo 2.5Post-independence
3Geographyo 3.1Climate
4Demographicso 4.1Ethnicity and languageso 4.2Religion
5Administrationo 5.1Districts
6Economy 7Infrastructure
o 7.1Architectureo 7.2Atmosphereo 7.3Planned communities
8Transportation 9Education 10Sports
o 10.1Footballo 10.2Other sportso 10.3Stadiums and sport complexes
11Cultureo 11.1Artso 11.2Mediao 11.3Film
12Twin towns and sister cities 13Gallery 14See also 15References 16External links