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Doha ( Arabic: الدوحة, romanized : ad-Dawḥa [adˈduħa] or ad-Dūḥa) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the country's population. [1]
Qatar is the fifth most water-stressed country in the world. The Qatari peninsula protrudes 160 kilometres (100 mi) into the Persian Gulf, north of Saudi Arabia. It lies between latitudes 24° and 27° N, and longitudes 50° and 52° E. Most of the country consists of a low, barren plain, covered with sand.
The Doha Corniche ( Arabic: كورنيش الدوحة) is a waterfront promenade and dual carriageway extending for seven kilometres (4.3 mi) along the crescent-shaped Doha Bay in Qatar's capital city, Doha. [1]
Qatar is a peninsula in the east of Arabia, bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia, in a strategic location near major petroleum and natural gas deposits. The State of Qatar occupies 11,571 km 2 (4,468 sq mi) on a peninsula that extends approximately to 160 km (99 mi) north into the Persian Gulf from the Arabian Peninsula.
Hamad International Airport ( IATA: DOH, ICAO: OTHH) ( Arabic: مطار حمد الدولي, Maṭār Ḥamad al-Duwalī) is an international airport in Qatar, and the home base of the national flag carrier airline, Qatar Airways. Located east of the capital, Doha, it replaced the nearby Doha International Airport as Qatar's principal and main ...
West Bay Lagoon, also known as Leqtaifiya ( Arabic: لقطيفية; also spelled as Legtaifiyah or Al Qutaifiya) is a district of Doha, the capital city of Qatar. Spanning from the Doha Corniche to West Bay Lagoon, the area has villas on one side, and low rises on the other. The district is well known for its luxurious waterfront villas, which ...
Source: World Aero Data [1] [2] and Google Maps [3] Al Udeid Air Base ( Arabic: قاعدة العديد الجوية) is one of two military bases southwest of Doha, Qatar, also known as Abu Nakhlah Airport ( مطار أبو نخلة ). It houses the Qatar Emiri Air Force, United States Air Force, Royal Air Force, and other foreign forces.
Ad-Dawhah (municipality) / 25.28667°N 51.53333°E / 25.28667; 51.53333. Ad-Dawhah ( Arabic: الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ad-Dōḥa, [addawħa]) is one of the eight municipalities of Qatar. It is the most populous municipality with a population of 1,186,023 in 2020, [2] [3] and is the municipality of Qatar's capital city, Doha .