Doha Port ( ar, ميناء الدوحة, Mīnā’ ad Dawḩah) is a census-designated port district in

Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') 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 (city), Al Khor, it is home to m ...

, the capital city of

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. Doha Port is centrally located in Doha, and is adjacent to some of the country's most popular tourist destinations such as

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and

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. Milaha Port Services gained control of the port in February 2011. Until the inauguration of

Hamad Port Hamad Port is Qatar's main seaport, located south of Doha in the Umm Al-Houl area. Construction of the port began in 2010; it became operational in December 2016. It was officially opened in September 2017, and is expected to become fully operatio ...

in December 2016, Doha Port was the country's sole commercial port, capable of processing most types of cargo. Immediately after Hamad Port was commissioned in December 2016 near

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, Doha Port suspended all commercial operations.

Development history

In 1971, a

wharf A wharf, quay (, also ), staith, or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbour or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such a structure includes one or more berths (mooring locatio ...

with 2,407 feet of frontage capable of handling four ships at once was constructed at the behest of the government. The total cost was valued at £10 million and required a massive-scale dredging of approaches. This included an outer approach channel with a bottom depth of 27 feet and a bottom width of 350 feet running for 3.5 miles. A 1.5 mile-long inner approach channel, with a bottom depth of 30 feet and a bottom width of 400 feet, broadened into a maneuvering basin. The wharf was connected to the port through a 3,600 feet-long and 40-feet wide

causeway A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...

. The government started work on another 757-long wharf valued at £250,000 in 1973.

Gallery

Doha (Al Bidda) Harbor (cropped).jpg, "Doha (Al Bidda) Harbour" (1937), designating Doha Port as "Customs House Landing" Abandoned boats at Doha Port.jpg, Abandoned boats at Doha Port (2012) View of boats docked at Doha Port in 2013.jpg, View of boats docked at Doha Port (2013)

References

Communities in Doha {{Qatar-geo-stub