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Doha (Arabic: الدوحة;, Ad-Dawḥah or Ad-Dōḥah), population 400,051 (2005 census), is the capital of Qatar, and is at 25.3° N 51.5333° E, on the Persian Gulf. The city is home to Doha International Airport and the major oil and fishing industries. Doha is also home to Education City, an area devoted to research and education. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1125x738, 945 KB)Source: [1], Detailed Copyright-Information: [2] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Countries where Arabic is spoken. ...
Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ...
Map of the Persian Gulf. ...
Doha International Airport is the only airport in Qatar and has recently undergone a multi-million dollar facelift. ...
Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and elaion – oil or Latin oleum – oil ) or crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ...
Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ...
Education City is an area in Doha, Qatar, that with funding from the nonprofit Qatar Foundation, has been set aside for the establishment of branch campuses of several American universities, as well as several local educational and research organizations. ...
History
The city, regarded by some as one of Qatar's most beautiful, was founded in 1850 as Al-bida.
The Al Wajbah fortress, in southwestern Doha, was built in 1882 by al Rayyan, and, in the following year, witnessed the famous battle in which the people of Qatar, led by Sheikh Qassim, beat the Ottomans.
The city was made capital of the British protectorate of Qatar in 1916, and remained so when, in 1971, the nation won independence. A protectorate is, in international law, a political entity (a sovereign state or a less developed native polity, such as a tribal chiefstainship or feudal princely state) that formally agrees (voluntarily or under pressure) by treaty to enter into an unequal relationship with another, stronger state, called the protector, which...
The current ruler is Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani
The Al Kout fortress, in the center of the city, was built in 1917 by Sheikh Abdulla Bin Qassim Al-Thani. 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
Doha oil exportation began in 1949.
Now considered Qatar's most prominent landmark, the Government House opened in 1969. For the Governor of Maryland residence see Government House (Maryland). ...
1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...
Doha University opened in 1973. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
The National Museum of Qatar opened in 1975, in what was originally, in 1912, the ruler's palace.
The Al Jazeera Arabic satellite television news channel began broadcasting in 1996, with headquarters and broadcast center in Doha. Al Jazeera logo Al Jazeera (الجزيرة), meaning The Island or The (Arabian) Peninsula (whence also Algiers) is an Arabic television channel based in Qatar. ...
Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ...
Artists impression of a Boeing 601 satellite, as configured for digital television transmission by SES Astra Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ...
1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
The 15th Asian games will take place in Doha in December 2006. Doha is now under construction preparing for the event. The 15th Asian Games (also known as the XV Asiad), is a multi-sport event that will be held in Doha, Qatar from December 1, 2006 to December 15, 2006. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
See also The November 2001 Doha Declaration reaffirmed flexibility of TRIPS member states in circumventing intellectual property rights for better access to essential medicines. ...
The Doha round of World Trade Organization negotiations aims to lower barriers to trade around the world, with a focus on making trade fairer for developing countries. ...
WTO Logo The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international, multilateral organization, which sets the rules for the global trading system and resolves disputes between its member states, all of whom are signatories to its approximately 30 agreements. ...
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