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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