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Qatar

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Politics and government of
Qatar
Image File history File links Qatar_governorates_numbered_english. ... Politics, sometimes defined as the art and science of government[1], is a process by which collective decisions are made within groups. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... In Qatar, the ruling Al Thani (الثاني) family continued to hold power following the declaration of independence in 1971. ...

See also: History

edit This is a list of emirs of Qatar: The emirs of Qatar are members of the Al-Thani dynasty and the state of Qtar was founded in 1868 by Muhammad bin Thani as a sheikdom. ... Hamad bin Khalifa with George W. Bush Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (born in 1950 in Doha, Qatar) is the current Emir of Qatar. ... Sheikh Khalifah ibn Hamad Al Thani: (29 May 1972 - 27 June 1995) Sheikh Hamad ibn Khalifah Al Thani: (27 June 1995 - 29 October 1996) Sheikh Abdullah ibn Khalifah Al Thani :(29 October 1996 - present). ... Sheikh Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al-Thani is Qatar Prime Minister and the younger brother of Qatar Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. ... The Consultative Assembly (Majlis as-Shura) has 35 appointed members with only consultative tasks. ... Qatar achieved full independence in an atmosphere of cooperation with the U.K. and friendship with neighboring states. ... History of Qatar. ...

Qatar is divided into 10 municipalities (baladiyah): A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Baladiyah is an arab subdivision term that can be translated as municipality. ...

  1. Ad Dawhah
  2. Al Ghuwariyah
  3. Al Jumaliyah
  4. Al Khawr
  5. Al Wakrah
  6. Ar Rayyan
  7. Jariyan al Batnah
  8. Ash Shamal
  9. Umm Salal
  10. Mesaieed

Doha (Arabic: الدوحة;, Ad-Dawhah) (population 370,000) is the capital of Qatar, located on the Persian Gulf. ... Al Ghuwariyah is a governorate of Qatar. ... Al Jumaliyah is a governorate of Qatar. ... Al Khawr (Arabic: الخور) is a municipality of Qatar. ... Al Wakrah is a governorate of Qatar. ... Ar Rayyan is a governorate of Qatar. ... Jariyan al Batnah is a governorate of Qatar. ... Ash Shamal (Arabic: ) is a municipality of Qatar. ... Umm Salal is a governorate of Qatar. ... Umm Said (Arabic: , also transliterated as Musayid and Messaieed) is a city in Qatar. ...

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