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Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...

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* International rankings of Qatar * Outline of Qatar * Wikipedia:WikiProject Qatar

Notable Qataris

House of Al Thani The House of Thani ( ar, الثاني , translit=Al Thani) is the ruling family of Qatar, with origins tracing back to the Banu Tamim tribal confederation. History and structure The Al Thanis can be traced back to Mudar bin Nizar. The tribe w ...

Qatari businessmen

* Abdul Aziz bin Nasser al-Thani * Ali bin Towar al-Kuwari *

Abdulaziz bin Mohammed al-Rabban Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Al Rabban ( ar, محمد بن عبدالعزيز الربان) is a prominent Qatari businessman whose operations are based in Doha. Biography Al Rabban was born and raised in Doha, and is currently one of the wealthie ...

* Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani * Issa Abu Issa * Khalid bin Mohammed al-Rabban *

Mohamed bin Abdulrahman M. Hassan Fakhro Mohamed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Hassan Al-Fakhro (), nicknamed Half of the World, () was a wealthy businessman from Qatar. He fought in the Zubarah, Zubara War of 1935 with the Al-Thani, Al Thani. He was given his nickname by the then ruler of Qatar ...

Nasser Al-Khelaifi Nasser bin Ghanim Al-Khelaifi ( ar, ناصر بن غانم الخليفي; born 12 November 1973) is a Qatari businessman and the chairman of beIN Media Group, chairman of Qatar Sports Investments, president of Paris Saint-Germain and the Qatar ...

* Nasser Mohamed * Hader Mohamed Alsuwaidi

Qatari politicians

Prime ministers of Qatar A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers. A natural number greater than 1 that is not prime is called a composite number. For example, 5 is prime because the only ways ...

* Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifah Al Thani *

Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani ( ar, تميم بن حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني; born 3 June 1980, Doha, Qatar) is the Emir of Qatar who succeeded his father, Sheikh Hamad, after Hamad abdicated in his favour. Tamim is the fourth so ...

Qatari sportspeople

Olympic competitors for Qatar

* Talal Mansour *

Bilal Saad Mubarak Bilal Saad Mubarak ( ar, بلال سعد مُبارك) (18 December 1972 – 27 October 2018) was a Qatari shot putter. His best finishes include eleventh place at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics, 1995 World Championships and tenth pl ...

Mubarak Al-Nubi Mubarak Sultan Faraj Al-Nubi ( ar, مبارك سلطان النوبي فرج ; born 30 December 1977) is a retired Qatari athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the brother of Olympic long jumper Abdul Rahman Al-Nubi.

* Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin *

Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama Ahmed Ibrahim ( ar, أحمد ابراهيم ورسما; born 4 February 1966) is a retired Qatari long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 and 5000 metres. Biography Although Warsama has been naturalised as a Qatari citizen, he is a Dh ...

Qatari athletes

Daham Najim Bashir Daham Najim Bashir ( ar, دهام نجم بشير; born David Nyaga on 8 November 1979) is a Kenyan-born middle-distance runner now representing Qatar. At the 2005 Bislett Games he set a new Asian record over one mile with 3:47.97 minutes. In ...

Abdullah Ahmad Hassan Ahmad Hassan Abdullah ( ar, عبد الله أحمد حسن, born Albert Chepkurui on July 29, 1981 in Kaptarakwa, Kenya) is a long-distance and cross country runner, now representing Qatar after his switch from Kenya in 2003. Other runners who ...

Ibrahim Ismail Muftah Ibrahim Ismail Muftah Faraj ( ar, إبراهيم إسماعيل مفتاح فرج ; born 10 May 1972, in Doha) is a retired Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a co ...

James Kwalia James Kwalia C'Kurui (born James Kwalia Chepkurui on 12 June 1984) is an athlete who represents Qatar after switching from his homeland Kenya. Specializing in the 3000 and 5000 metres, his personal best times are 7:28.28 minutes and 12:54.58 min ...

* Talal Mansour *

Musa Amer Obaid Musa Amer Obaid ( ar, موسى عامر عبيد; born April 18, 1985, in Kenya) is a middle distance runner mainly competing in steeplechase. He was born Moses Kipkirui, but represents Qatar after changing nationality from his birth country Keny ...

* Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin *

Saif Saaeed Shaheen Saif Saaeed Shaheen ( ar, سيف سعيد شاهين), formerly Stephen Cherono (born 15 October 1982), is a steeplechase runner. He was born in Keiyo, Kenya but now he represents Qatar. He currently holds the world record for 3000 metre stee ...

Mubarak Hassan Shami Mubarak Hassan Shami ( ar, مبارك حسن شامي, born Richard Yatich on December 1, 1980) is a Kenyan-born Qatari long-distance runner. He specializes in half marathon and marathon races. Biography Shami won the Baringo Half Marathon, a ra ...

* Mohammed Suleiman *

Majed Saeed Sultan Majed Saeed Sultan ( ar, ماجد سعيد سلطان; born Elijah Kosgei on November 3, 1986, in Kenya) is a middle-distance runner now representing Qatar after switching from Kenya. He specializes at the 800 metres, a distance where he became 20 ...

Sultan Khamis Zaman Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...

Qatari basketball players

* Hashim Zaidan

Qatari chess players

Zhu Chen Zhu Chen (, ar, زو تشن; born March 13, 1976) is a Chinese-born Qatari chess Grandmaster. In 1999, she became China's second women's world chess champion after Xie Jun, and China's 13th Grandmaster. In 2006, she obtained Qatari c ...

Qatari weightlifters

Nader Sufyan Abbas Nader Sufyan Abbas (born Andrey Ivanov ( bg, Андрей Иванов) on 12 December 1975) is a Qatari weightlifter who competed in the Men's weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and finished 9th. He is the 2001 world champion. One of ei ...

Said Saif Asaad Said Saif Asaad (born Angel Popov ( bg, Ангел Попов; May 31, 1979 in Bulgaria), is a Qatari weightlifter who competed in the Men's 105 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal. One of eight Bulgarian wei ...

Jaber Saeed Salem Jaber Saeed Salem (born Yani Marchokov, 3 January 1975) is a Qatari weightlifter who competed in the Men's 105+ kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and finished fourth with a 460 kg total (205 kg and 255 kg). He was born i ...

Buildings and structures in Qatar

* Amiri Diwan of the State of Qatar * Aspire Tower *

Commercialbank Plaza Commercialbank Plaza is a 22-storey office building on the North Shore of Doha, Qatar, built as a new head office by the Commercial Bank of Qatar. The building was opened on May 13, 2009 by Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, Prime Minist ...

Doha Tower Doha Tower, also known as Burj Doha ( ar, برج الدوحة), and previously named as Burj Qatar and Doha High Rise Office Building, is a high rise tower in West Bay, Doha, Qatar. On October 18, 2012, the building received the CTBUH Skyscraper ...

Dubai Towers - Doha Dubai Towers - Doha is a super-tall skyscraper with a roof height of (spire height ) developing in Doha, Qatar. The estimated cost of Dubai Towers - Doha is 2.3 billion Qatari Riyal (US$620 million). When completed, the structure will be the tall ...

* Old Amiri Palace, Doha *

Qatar National Convention Centre The Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) is located in Gharafat Al Rayyan, on the Dukhan Highway in Doha, Qatar. The convention centre is a member of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development and is situated on Qatar ...

* Qatar National Theater *

Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel The Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel is a five-star luxury hotel run by the Sheraton Hotels and Resorts overlooking the Persian Gulf in the West Bay area of Doha, Qatar. Located approximately two miles northwest of the port area, it ...

* Tallest buildings in Doha * Tornado Tower

Airports in Qatar

Airports in Qatar An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfac ...

Doha International Airport Doha International Airport ( ar, مطار الدوحة الدولي) is an airport in Doha, Qatar. It was Qatar's commercial international airport until Hamad International Airport opened on 27 May 2014. While all scheduled commercial traffic ...

* Hamad International Airport

Bridges in Qatar

Qatar–Bahrain Causeway __NOTOC__ The Qatar Bahrain Causeway (also referred to as the Qatar Bahrain Friendship Bridge) was a planned causeway between the two Arab states of Qatar and Bahrain. It was also expected that a ferry service would be established between the two ...

Forts in Qatar

Al Koot Fort Al Koot Fort most commonly known as the Doha Fort, is a historical military fortress located in the heart of Doha, Qatar's capital city. It was built in 1927 by Sheikh Abdulla bin Qassim Al Thani, better known as Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al T ...

Al Wajbah Fort Al Wajbah Fort is one of the oldest forts in Qatar. Located in the locality of Al Wajbah in Al Rayyan, it is situated 15 km west of Doha. The fort was built in 1893 and was the location of an important battle when the army of Sheikh Jassim bin Moha ...

Al Zubara Fort Al Zubara Fort ( ar, حصن الزبارة), also known as Fort Zubara(h), Zubara(h) Fort, Al Zubarah Fort, or Az Zubara(h) Fort, is a historic Qatari military fortress built under the oversight of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani in 1938. ...

* Ar Rakiyat Fort * Barzan Towers *

Qal'at Murair Qal'at Murair (also Qal'at Im Murair) ( ar, قلعة مرير) is a ruined and deserted fortified castle located a mile and a half to the south eastern part of the town of Zubarah. History Qal'at Murair was built by the Al Bin Ali , main and princ ...

Lighthouses in Qatar

Lighthouses in Qatar * Jazirat Halul Lighthouse

Malls in Qatar

* B Square Mall * City Center Doha *

Doha Festival City Doha Festival City is a shopping mall based in Qatar, owned by Bawabat Al Shamal Real Estate W.L.L (BASREC), with of leasable space, it is the largest operating mall in Qatar as of 2018 operated by Al Futtaim. Located north of the capital Doha ...

* Ezdan mall *Lulu Mall * Hyatt Plaza * Lagoona Mall *

Landmark Mall Doha Landmark Mall is a shopping mall located in Al Gharrafa in Doha, Qatar. Circus Land Circus Land is designed like a circus and a fair, including a horse carousel, a red baron airplane flyover, an inflatable slide, trampoline beds, bumper cars an ...

Mall of Qatar The Mall of Qatar is a shopping mall that opened in December 2016 in the Rawdat Al Jahhaniya district of Al Rayyan, Qatar. History In December 2013, the engineering company Drake & Scull Qatar was awarded the mechanical, electrical and plumbing ...

* Royal Plaza * Tawar Mall * The Mall *

Villagio Mall Villaggio Mall is a shopping mall located in the Aspire Zone in the west end of Doha, the capital city of Qatar. It is located on Al Waab street between the Hyatt Plaza and Sports City and has over 200 stores, including many famous brands in the U. ...

Museums in Qatar

Museums in Qatar * Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art *

Museum of Islamic Art, Doha The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) is a museum on one end of the Corniche in Doha, Qatar. As per the architect I. M. Pei's specifications, the museum is built on an island off an artificial projecting peninsula near the traditional '' dhow'' ha ...

National Museum of Qatar The National Museum of Qatar is a national museum in Doha, Qatar. The current building opened to the public on 28 March 2019, replacing the previous building which opened in 1975. The building was designed by architect Jean Nouvel who was inspire ...

* Qatar National Museum *

Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum is a privately owned museum located in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya in Qatar. Encompassing an area of 530,000 m², the three-building museum was opened in 1998 by Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani. Loc ...

Places of worship in Qatar

* Qatar State Mosque * Spiral Mosque over 5000 mosques in Qatar

Sports venues in Qatar

Khalifa International Stadium Khalifa International Stadium (, , ) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Al Rayyan, Qatar, around west from the centre of Doha. Its ground comprises a running track and a grass pitch. Opened in 1976, the stadium was named after then-Emir ...

Football venues in Qatar

* List of football stadiums in Qatar *

Al-Ahly Stadium Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. It is the home ground of Al Ahli SC (Doha) and Al-Sailiya SC Al-Sailiya Sports Club ( ar, نادي السيلية الرياضي) is a Qatari professional football club curr ...

* Al-Gharrafa Stadium *

Al-Khawr Stadium The Al-Khor Stadium ( ar, ملعب نادي الخور) is a multi-purpose stadium in the coastal town of Al Khor, Qatar, that is home to Al-Khor Sports Club. The capacity of the stadium is 45,330, making it one of the larger stadiums in the Qat ...

Al-Wakrah Stadium Al-Janoub Stadium ( ar, استاد الجنوب, ʾIstād al-Janūb, Stadium of the South), formerly known as Al-Wakrah Stadium (), is a retractable roof association football, football stadium in Al-Wakrah, Qatar that was inaugurated on 16 May 2 ...

Grand Hamad Stadium The Grand Hamad Stadium ( ar, استاد حمد الكبير), also known as the Al–Arabi Sports Club Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. The stadium holds 13,000 people, and is currently used mostly for football matches, as i ...

* Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium *

Qatar SC Stadium The Suheim bin Hamad Stadium (), also known as Qatar SC Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. It is currently used mostly for football matches and home of the football team Qatar Sports Club. History The stadium was opened 1985 an ...

* Umm-Affai Stadium over 20 more top class stadiums being built for the 2022 world cup

Communications in Qatar

Communications in Qatar * Internet in Qatar *

Ooredoo Ooredoo QSC ( ar, أريد; formerly ''Qtel'') is a Qatari multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Doha. Ooredoo provides mobile, wireless, wire line, and content services with market share in domestic and international telec ...

* Vodafone Qatar

Qatari culture

Culture of Qatar The culture of Qatar is strongly influenced by traditional Bedouin culture, with less acute influence deriving from India, East Africa and elsewhere in the Persian Gulf. The peninsula's harsh climatic conditions compelled its inhabitants to turn ...

Art in Qatar

Qatari art The modern Qatari art movement emerged in the mid-20th century, as a result of the new-found wealth acquired from oil exports and subsequent modernization of Qatari society. Because of Islam's non-inclusive stance of depictions of sentient beings ...

Collecting practices of the Al-Thani Family The ruling family of Qatar, the House of Thani, is deeply involved in the field of art. For more than twenty years, some of its members have been accumulating numerous precious pieces of artwork. The project Qatar National Vision 2030 promotes t ...

** Public art in Qatar *** 7 (sculpture) *** Gandhi's Three Monkeys *** Perceval (sculpture)

Events in Qatar

Qatar National Day Qatar National Day ( ar, اليوم الوطني لقطر, Al-Yawm al-Waṭani li-Qaṭar) is a national commemoration of Qatar's unification in 1878. It is celebrated annually on 18 December. The holiday was established by a 21 June 2007 decree ...

Festivals in Qatar

* Festivals in Qatar

Food in Qatar

* Qatari cuisine

Languages of Qatar

Gulf Arabic Gulf Arabic ( ' local pronunciation: or ', local pronunciation: ) is a variety of the Arabic language spoken in Eastern Arabia around the coasts of the Persian Gulf in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, southern Iraq, eastern Sa ...

Literature of Qatar

* Qatari folklore * Qatari literature

National symbols of Qatar

Emblem of Qatar The national emblem of Qatar ( ar, شعار قطر, link=no) is one of the official symbols of the state of Qatar ( ar, دولة قطر, Dawlat Qatar). The emblem was initially adopted six years after the termination of the British protectorate, ...

Flag of Qatar The national flag of Qatar ( ar, علم قطر) is in the ratio of 11:28. It is maroon with a broad white serrated band (nine white points) on the hoist side. It was adopted shortly before the country declared independence from Britain on 3 Sept ...

* National anthem of Qatar

Qatari music

Music of Qatar The music of Qatar is based on sea folk poetry, song and dance. Traditional dances in Doha are performed on Friday afternoons; one such dance is the Ardah, a stylized martial dance performed by two rows of dancers who are accompanied by an array ...

* Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra

Religion in Qatar

Religion in Qatar Qatar is an Islamic state with multi-religious minorities like most of the Persian Gulf countries with waves of migration over the last 30 years. The official state religion is Wahhabi Sunni Islam. The community is made up of Sunni and Shi’a M ...

** Buddhism in Qatar ** Christianity in Qatar ***

Catholic Church in Qatar The Catholic Church in Qatar is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. History 200px, Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary (Doha). There are 200,000 Catholics in Qatar, most of whom are ex ...

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Protestantism in Qatar Qatar has a population of approximately 3 million people. About 13.7% (409,000 people) are Christian. This includes a large number of migrant workers who follow Catholic, Orthodox or Protestant beliefs. In 2000, the number of Protestants was estima ...

** Hinduism in Qatar **

Islam in Qatar Qatar is a Muslim-majority country with Islam as the state religion. Salafi version of Islam is the state sponsored brand of Sunni Islam in the country, making Qatar one of the two Salafi states in the Muslim world, along with Saudi Arabia. ...

Theatre in Qatar

* Theatre in Qatar

World Heritage Sites in Qatar

* World Heritage Sites in Qatar:

Zubarah Zubarah ( ar, الزبارة), also referred to as Al Zubarah or Az Zubarah, is a ruined and ancient fort located on the north western coast of the Qatar peninsula in the Al Shamal municipality, about 105 km from the Qatari capital of Doha. ...

Economy of Qatar

Economy of Qatar The economy of Qatar is one of the highest in the world based on GDP per capita, ranking generally among the top ten richest countries on world rankings for 2015 and 2016 data compiled by the World Bank, the United Nations, and the Internationa ...

* Agriculture in Qatar *

Energy in Qatar Energy in Qatar describes energy production, consumption, and policies of the State of Qatar. The International Monetary Fund ranked Qatar as having the fifth highest GDP per capita in 2016 with a 60,787 USD per capita nominal GDP over a population ...

** Natural gas in Qatar * Financial services in Qatar ** Banks in Qatar **

Qatar Exchange The Qatar Stock Exchange is the principal stock market of Qatar. QSE is a full member of the World Federation of Exchanges and was recently upgraded by the MSCI and the S&P Dow Jones Indices. History Established in 1995, the Doha Securities Mar ...

Qatari riyal The Qatari riyal (sign: QR in Latin, in Arabic; ISO code: QAR) is the currency of the State of Qatar. It is divided into 100 dirhams ( ar, درهم). History Until 1966, Qatar used the Indian rupee as its currency, in the form of Gulf rupees. ...

* Tourism in Qatar **Tourist attractions in Qatar ***

Katara Cultural Village Katara Mosque Katara Cultural Village, also called Katara, is a cultural and commercial complex in Doha, Qatar, located on the eastern coast between West Bay and the Pearl. It was soft-opened in October 2010 during the Doha Tribeca Film Fest ...

* Trade unions in Qatar *

Qatarization Qatarization (or Qatarisation) is a governmental initiative devised to increase the number of Qatari citizens employed in public and private sectors. The target is 50% of the workforce in the Industry and Energy sector. Qatarization is one of the fo ...

Companies in Qatar

Companies of Qatar *

Qatargas Qatargas is the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) company. It produces and supplies the globe with 77 million metric tonnes of LNG annually from across its seven ventures—Qatargas 1, Qatargas 2, Qatargas 3, Qatargas 4, RL1, RL2 ...

QatarEnergy QatarEnergy ( ar, قطر للطاقة), formerly Qatar Petroleum (QP), is a state owned petroleum company of Qatar. The company operates all oil and gas activities in Qatar, including exploration, production, refining, transport, and storage. The ...

Qatar Steel Qatar Steel (formerly QASCO) was formed in 1974 as the first integrated steel plant in the Eastern Arabia region. Commercial production commenced in 1978 with the company becoming wholly owned by Industries Qatar in 2003. Business organization ...

Education in Qatar

Education in Qatar * Education City, Qatar * Supreme Education Council

Schools in Qatar

* List of schools in Qatar **

American School of Doha The American School of Doha (ASD) is located in Doha, Qatar. The school was founded in 1988 by United States Ambassador Joseph Ghougassian to serve the needs of the American community in Qatar. Sponsored by the US Embassy, it operated until 199 ...

The Cambridge School, Doha, Qatar The Cambridge School ( ar, مدرسة كامبردج الدوحة) (also known as TCS) is a private international school that is located in Doha, Qatar, the school provides an education based on the National Curriculum for England to students from ...

Doha College Doha College is a coeducational British international independent school located in Doha, Qatar. Doha College (or DC) was established in 1980 and was opened to meet the demands of a British-style education in the country. It has a student body of ...

** Gulf English School ** International School of Choueifat Doha ** Qatar Academy ** Qatar International School over 50 schools and world known universities in

Qatar Foundation Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development ( ar, مؤسسة قطر) is a state-led non-profit organization in Qatar, founded in 1995 by then-emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and his second wife Moza bint Nasser. Qatar Founda ...

Universities and colleges in Qatar

List of universities and colleges in Qatar This is a list of universities, colleges and branch campuses of foreign universities in Qatar. Qatari institutions * University of Doha for Science & Technology * Community College of Qatar * Doha Institute for Graduate Studies * Lusail Unive ...

** Carnegie Mellon University (Qatar) ** Texas A&M University at Qatar ** University of Qatar

Environment of Qatar

* Friends of the Environment Centre * Geology of Qatar * Natural gas in Qatar * Protected areas of Qatar * Wildlife of Qatar ** Flora of Qatar ** Fauna of Qatar *** Birds of Qatar *** Mammals of Qatar

Geography of Qatar

Geography of Qatar Qatar is a peninsula in the east of Arabia, bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia, in a strategic location near major petroleum deposits. The State of Qatar occupies on a peninsula that extends approximately to north into the Persian ...

* Bays of Qatar ** Bay of Zekreet **

Doha Bay Doha Bay is the bay bordering Qatar's capital city of Doha. Doha was established on the south bank of the bay.Demographics of Qatar Natives of the Arabian Peninsula, many Qataris ( ar, قطرين)(hindi:कतरी) are descended from a number of migratory Arab tribes that came to Qatar in the 18th century from mainly the neighboring areas of Nejd and Al-Hasa. Some are ...

* Hills of Qatar *

Islands of Qatar An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

* Peninsulas of Qatar * Salt flats of Qatar *

Time in Qatar Time in Qatar is given by Arabia Standard Time (AST) ( UTC+03:00). Qatar does not currently observe daylight saving time.http://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/qatar/doha Time zone in Doha, Qatar References Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, ...

* Wadis of Qatar

Cities and towns in Qatar

* Cities in Qatar * Al Wakrah * Ar Rayyan *

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, it is home to most of the count ...

Dukhan Dukhan ( ar, دخان) is a city in the western municipality of Al-Shahaniya in the State of Qatar. It is approximately west of the capital, Doha. Dukhan is administrated by Qatar's state oil agency QatarEnergy and is the site of the first oi ...

Lusail Lusail ( ar, لوسيل, , ) is the second-largest city in Qatar, located on the coast, in the southern part of the municipality of Al Daayen. Lusail is located about north of the city centre of Doha, just north of the West Bay Lagoon, on over ...

Mesaieed Mesaieed ( ar, مسيعيد, also transliterated as ''Musay'id'' and ''Umm Sa'id'') is an industrial city in Al Wakrah Municipality in the State of Qatar, approximately south of Doha. It was one of the most important cities in Qatar during the ...

Municipalities of Qatar

Municipalities of Qatar Since 2015, Qatar has been divided into eight municipalities. In 2004, a new municipality, Al Daayen, was created under Resolution No. 13, formed from parts of Umm Salal and Al Khawr; at the same time, Al Ghuwariyah was merged with Al Khawr; Al J ...

** Ad Dawhah ***

Communities in Doha A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, town ...

** Al Daayen **

Al Khor Al Khor ( ar, الخور; also spelled ''Al Khawr''), officially Al Khor and Al Thakhira, is a municipality in coastal northeastern Qatar. Al Khor City, the municipal seat, is located in the northeast coast of Qatar, around from the capital, ...

Al Rayyan Al Rayyan (; also spelled as ''Ar Rayyan'') is the third-largest municipality in the state of Qatar. Its primary settlement is the city of the same name, which occupies the entire eastern section and largely surrounds Metropolitan Doha and funct ...

Al-Shahaniya Al Shahaniya ( ar, الشحانية, Ash Shīḩānīyah) is a municipality (3299 km2) in Qatar, with its municipal seat has a city of the same name (39 km2). Formerly in the municipality of Al Rayyan, but now an independent municip ...

Al Shamal Al Shamal ( ar, ٱلشَّمَال, Ash Shamāl) is a municipality in the state of Qatar. Its seat is called '' Madinat ash Shamal'' and it is considered to be one of the major cities in Qatar, although the population is barely over 8,000. The s ...

** Al Wakrah **

Umm Salal Umm Salal (; also spelled Umm Slal) is a municipality in the State of Qatar. It contains several historic places, such as Barzan Tower. The municipal headquarters Umm Salal is located in Umm Salal Ali, about 10 km from the coast and 15 ...

Zones of Qatar

Zones of Qatar In the administrative divisions of Qatar, zones are the second-highest level of government after municipalities. As of the 2015 census, there were 98 zones. However, several of these zones are not currently in use. Over the years, numerous change ...

Government of Qatar

Cabinet of Qatar The Cabinet of Qatar is the chief executive body of the State of Qatar. The number of the cabinet ministers in 2007 was 13. The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on 19 October 2021 issued Amiri Order No. (4) of 2021 to reshuffle the Cabinet ...

Consultative Assembly of Qatar The Consultative Assembly ( ar, مجلس الشورى القطري, ''Majlis as-Shura''; also known as the Shura Council) is the legislative body of the State of Qatar, with 45 members. Following the 2021 Qatari general election, it has 30 electe ...

* List of prime ministers of Qatar * The General Secretariat for Development Planning * Permanent Population Committee *

Qatar Fund for Development The Qatar Fund for Development (acronym: QFFD, ar, صندوق قطر للتنمية) is a government entity in the State of Qatar, which is responsible for Qatar's international development and foreign aid; it was established by Law 19 of 2002. ...

Qatar National Vision 2030 Qatar National Vision 2030 ( ar, رؤية قطر الوطنية 2030; abbreviated as QNV 2030) is a development plan launched in October 2008 by the General Secretariat for Development Planning in the State of Qatar. The aim of QNV 2030 is to "tr ...

Emirs of Qatar

List of emirs of Qatar The Emir, or Amir, of the State of Qatar ( ar, أمیر دولة قطر) is the monarch and head of state of the country. He is also the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and guarantor of the Constitution. He holds the most powerful positio ...

Mohammed bin Thani Sheikh Mohammed bin Thani ( ar, محمد بن ثاني; c. 1788 – 18 December 1878), also known as Mohammed bin Thani bin Mohammed Al Thamir ( ar, محمد بن ثاني بن محمد آل ثامر), was the first Hakim (ruler) of the whol ...

Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( ar, جاسم بن محمد آل ثاني; c. 1825 – 17 July 1913), also known as "The Founder", was the founder of the State of Qatar. He had a total of 56 children, 19 sons and 37 daughters. Early life ...

Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( ar, عبد الله بن جاسم بن محمد آل ثاني "Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani"), also known as Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani or Sheikh Abdullah bin Qassim Al Thani, ...

** Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani ** Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani ** Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani **

Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Hamad bin Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani ( ar, حمد بن خليفة الثاني; born 1 January 1952) is a member of the ruling Al Thani Qatari royal family. He was the ruling Emir of Qatar from 1995 ...

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani ( ar, تميم بن حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني; born 3 June 1980, Doha, Qatar) is the Emir of Qatar who succeeded his father, Sheikh Hamad, after Hamad abdicated in his favour. Tamim is the fourth son ...

Elections in Qatar

* Next Qatari general election

Foreign relations of Qatar

Foreign relations of Qatar Foreign relations of Qatar is conducted through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Arab states were among the first to recognize Qatar, and the country gained admittance to the United Nations and the Arab League after achieving independence in 1 ...

** Diplomatic missions in Qatar ** Diplomatic missions of Qatar *

2017–19 Qatar diplomatic crisis The Qatar diplomatic crisis was a diplomatic incident in the Middle East that began on 5 June 2017 when Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic relations with Qatar and banned Qatar-registered planes and shi ...

Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament The Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament (referred to in media accounts as Qatargate) is an ongoing political scandal, involving allegations that European Parliament officials, lobbyists and their families have been influenced by ...

* Qatari foreign aid

Law enforcement in Qatar

* Law enforcement in Qatar **

Qatar State Security Qatar State Security is the state intelligence agency of Qatar. It is a branch of the Qatari Ministry of Interior. It was created in 2004, after the General Intelligence Service (Mukhabarat) and the Investigation and State Security Service (mubahith ...

History of Qatar

History of Qatar The history of Qatar spans from its first duration of human occupation to its formation as a modern state. Human occupation of Qatar dates back to 50,000 years ago, and Stone Age encampments and tools have been unearthed in the Arabian Peninsula ...

* Archaeology of Qatar ** Archaeological sites in Qatar *** Al Da'asa ***

Jebel Jassassiyeh Jebel Jassassiyeh ( ar, جبل الجساسية, Jabal al Jasāsīyah) is an area with early petroglyphs, residential ruins and pottery remnants (from the 15th century) in northeast Qatar. The carvings, in fossil sand dunes ("''jebel''s"), in ...

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Murwab Murwab ( ar, مروب) is an archaeological site in northwest Qatar. A sizable village at one point, it was occupied from the beginning of the Abbasid Period until being abandoned in the late ninth century at the start of the Qarmatian Revoluti ...

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Wadi Debayan Wadi Debayan ( ar, وادي الضبيعان, Wādī aḑ Ḑubay‘ān) is the oldest Neolithic archaeological site in Qatar. It was occupied over a stretch of 3000 years before being abandoned in the Bronze Age. Remnants of marine life, plant m ...

Timeline of Doha The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Doha, Qatar. Prior to 20th century * 1681 - Earliest documented mention of Al Bidda (now part of Doha). * 1801 - Earliest description of Al Bidda and first attempt by the British to at ...

Doha Declaration The Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health was adopted by the WTO Ministerial Conference of 2001 in Doha on November 14, 2001. It reaffirmed flexibility of TRIPS member states in circumventing patent rights for better access to ...

Human Rights in Qatar

Human rights in Qatar *

Freedom of religion in Qatar In Qatar, the Constitution, as well as certain laws, provide for freedom of association, public assembly, and worship in accordance with the requirements of public order and morality. Notwithstanding this, the law prohibits proselytizing by non-Mus ...

Qatari media

Media of Qatar * Internet in Qatar * Newspapers in Qatar * Television in Qatar **

Al Jazeera Al Jazeera ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, , "The Island") is a state-owned Arabic-language international radio and TV broadcaster of Qatar. It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazeera ...

Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera Children's Channel JeemTV ( ar, تلفزيون جيم), formerly known as Al Jazeera Children's Channel (abbreviated as JCC) ( ar, قناة الجزيرة للأطفال), is a Qatari pay television (formerly free-to-air until 2016) channel, aimed at kids between ...

* Al Jazeera International * Al Jazeera Live * Al Jazeera Urdu * Al Jazeera bombing memo *

Control Room (film) ''Control Room'' is a 2004 documentary film directed by Jehane Noujaim, about Al Jazeera and its relations with the US Central Command (CENTCOM), as well as the other news organizations that covered the 2003 invasion of Iraq. People featured in t ...

* David Frost * Akram Khozam *

Rageh Omaar Rageh Omaar (; so, Raage Oomaar; ar, راجح أومار; born 19 July 1967) is a Somali-born British journalist and writer. He was a BBC world affairs correspondent, where he made his name reporting from Iraq. In September 2006, he moved to ...

* Veronica Pedrosa *

Barbara Serra Barbara Serra (; born 19 August 1974) is an Italian-born British-based broadcast journalist and TV newsreader. Serra studied at the London School of Economics, before becoming a journalist. Serra has worked for the BBC, Sky News and was a pr ...

Military of Qatar

Military of Qatar *

Qatar Air Force The Qatar Emiri Air Force ( ar, القوات الجوية الأميرية القطرية , Al-Quwwat Al-Jawiyah Al-Amiriyah Al-Qatariyah) (QEAF) is the air arm of the armed forces of the state of Qatar. It was established in 1974 as a small ae ...

Qatar Armed Forces The Qatar Armed Forces ( ar, القوات المسلحة القطرية, Al-Quwwat Al-Musallahah Al-Qatariyyah) are the military forces of the State of Qatar. Since 2015, Qatar has implemented mandatory military conscription with an average of ...

Qatari Emiri Navy The Qatari Emiri Navy (Arabic: البحرية الأميري القطرية romanized: ''Al-Bahriyah Al-Amiriyah Al-Qatariyah'') (QEN), also called the Qatari Emiri Naval Forces (QENF), is the naval branch of the armed forces of the State of Qatar ...

* Military ranks of Qatar * Wars involving Qatar

Organisations based in Qatar

* Global Dryland Alliance *

* Qatar Red Crescent Society *

Qatar Scientific Club Qatar Scientific Club is a non-profit organization based in Qatar. It offers training programs, workshops, and activities in a number of scientific fields. Mission The organization's mission is to create a suitable atmosphere for the practices of ...

* The Scout and Guide Association of Qatar

Politics of Qatar

Politics of Qatar The political system of Qatar is a semi-constitutional monarchy with the emir as head of state and chief executive, and the prime minister as the head of government. Under the Constitution of Qatar, the partially-elected Consultative Assembly has ...

Political parties in Qatar

''(no political parties exist)''

Public parks and gardens in Qatar

* Al Bidda Park *

Aspire Park Aspire Park is located in Aspire Zone, in the southern district of Baaya in Doha, Qatar. It covers an area of 88 hectares and it is Doha's biggest park. It is a great place to have picnics and family outdoors while overlooking the Aspire Tower, e ...

Qatari society

Demographics of Qatar Natives of the Arabian Peninsula, many Qataris ( ar, قطرين)(hindi:कतरी) are descended from a number of migratory Arab tribes that came to Qatar in the 18th century from mainly the neighboring areas of Nejd and Al-Hasa. Some are ...

* Healthcare in Qatar ** Hospitals in Qatar *

Public holidays in Qatar Qatar observes several public holidays. The two weekend days are Friday and Saturday. Annual public holidays include: Several holidays are celebrated by the government or banks as well. External links Information on public holidays from Qatar ...

Qatari nationality law Qatari nationality law is based mostly on '' jus sanguinis''. Qatari citizens enjoy freedom of movement between other Gulf Cooperation Council member states. By birth Children born in Qatar are not granted Qatari citizenship at birth. By d ...

Sport in Qatar

Sport in Qatar * ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence *

Qatar national basketball team The Qatar national basketball team represents Qatar in international basketball competitions. It is administrated by the Qatar Basketball Federation. ( ar, الاتحاد القطري لكرة السلة) The team won two bronze medals at the Asi ...

Football in Qatar

* Football in Qatar *

1988 AFC Asian Cup The 1988 AFC Asian Cup was the 9th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Qatar between 2 December and 18 Decembe ...

* 2022 FIFA World Cup *

Agony of Doha In the final round of matches of the final round of Asian qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Japan and Iraq drew 2–2 in Doha, Qatar. If Japan had won the match, they would have qualified for the World Cup for the first time. Instead, J ...

* Qatar Football Association *

Qatar football league system Qatar's football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Qatar and consists of two divisions which are overseen by the Qatar Football Association (QFA). The Qatar Stars League, previously known as the Q ...

** Qatar Stars League **

Qatargas League The Qatari Second Division ( ar, دوري الدرجة الثانية القطري), QSD or Second Division League, also was known as Qatargas League due to sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of football league competition in Qatar. Contested ...

* Qatar National First Division *

Qatar national football team The Qatar national football team ( ar, منتخب قطر لكرة القدم) represents Qatar in international football, and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association and AFC. The team has appeared in ten Asian Cup tournaments and won ...

Qatar national under-17 football team The Qatar national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. History Despite being a country with a small base of footballers; Qatar has a respectable amount of achievements at ...

Qatar national under-20 football team The Qatar national under-20 football team is the national youth team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. Qatar's U-20 national team played an important role in the development of football in Qatar and gave it one its first ...

Qatari Second Division The Qatari Second Division ( ar, دوري الدرجة الثانية القطري), QSD or Second Division League, also was known as Qatargas League due to sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of football league competition in Qatar. Contested ...

* Qatari Top Scorers

Qatari football clubs

* Al-Ahli Sports Club * Al-Arabi Sports Club * Al-Gharrafa * Al Rayyan Sports Club *

Al-Sadd Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the ...

* Al-Siliya * Al-Wakra * Khor (football club) *

Qatar Sports Club Qatar Sports Club ( ar, نادي قطر الرياضي) is a sports club based in Doha, Qatar. It is best known for its football team which competes in the Qatar Stars League. The club was founded in 1961 as a merger of two Qatari football club ...

Umm-Salal Sports Club Umm Salal Sport Club ( ar, نادي أم صلال الرياضي) is a Qatari professional football club based in Umm Salal, that competes in the Qatar Stars League, the highest tier of Qatari football. It used to be known as Al-Tadamun Sport ...

Golf tournaments in Qatar

Qatar Masters The Qatar Masters was a European Tour golf tournament held at Doha Golf Club in Doha, Qatar. When founded in 1998, it was one of two European Tour events to be staged in the Arabian Peninsula, but was at one point, one of six. From 2005 to 2007 ...

Doha Golf Club The Doha Golf Club in Doha, Qatar is an 18-hole, 7,374-yard, par 72 championship course that was designed by Peter Harradine. The Doha Golf Club is also one of the first grass golf course ever built in the Middle East. Open to nonmembers, it has a ...

Qatar at the Olympics

Qatar at the Olympics Qatar has competed in 10 Summer Olympic Games. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games. Their first ever Olympic gold medal was won by Fares El-Bakh in weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics, followed by a gold medal for Mutaz Es ...

** Qatar at the 1984 Summer Olympics ** Qatar at the 1992 Summer Olympics ** Qatar at the 2000 Summer Olympics ** Qatar at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Tennis tournaments in Qatar

* Qatar ExxonMobil Open * Qatar Total Open

Transport in Qatar

Transport in Qatar This article is about transport in Qatar. Public transport In 2002, the Qatari government launched Mowasalat, a company 100% owned by the government, managed and operated by the state authorities to ensure the smooth provision of integrated gro ...

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Doha Metro The Doha Metro is a rapid transit system in Doha, Qatar's capital city, which became operational on 8 May 2019. It has three lines with an approximate overall length of 76 km and 37 stations. It is an integral component of the larger Qa ...

Al Majd Road Al Majd Road (formerly known as the Orbital Highway) is the longest highway in Qatar, running at a length of from south-to-north. It begins in Mesaieed in Al Wakrah Municipality and extends north towards Ras Laffan on the coast in Al Khor Municip ...

Airlines of Qatar

List of airlines of Qatar This is a list of airlines currently operating in Qatar. Scheduled airlines Charter airlines Cargo airlines Government airlines See also

* List of airlines * List of defunct airlines of State of Qatar * List of defunct airlines of Asia ...

Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Company Q.C.S.C. ( ar, القطرية, ''al-Qaṭariya''), operating as Qatar Airways, is the state-owned flag carrier airline of Qatar. Headquartered in the Qatar Airways Tower in Doha, the airline operates a hub-and-spoke netwo ...

Qatar Amiri Flight Qatar Amiri Flight is a VIP airline owned and operated by the government of Qatar. It operates worldwide charters on demand and caters exclusively to the royal family of Qatar and other VIP government staff. The vast majority of its fleet is paint ...

Qatar Executive Qatar Executive ( ar, القطرية لطائرات رجال الاعمال) is a business jet subsidiary of Qatar Airways, based in Doha. It was launched on June 16, 2009 at the Paris Air Show. Apart from its core business of aircraft charter ...

Travel in Qatar

Qatari passport The Qatari passport ( ar, جواز السفر القطري) is a passport document issued to citizens of Qatar for international travel. Visa requirements As of 1 October 2019, Qatari citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 92 count ...

Visa policy of Qatar Travellers to Qatar require a visa unless: *they are citizens of one of the GCC countries. *they are citizens of one of the eligible countries for visa waiver. Qatari visas can be obtained online by visitors wishing to enter Qatar, either from ...

Visa requirements for Qatari citizens Visa requirements for Qatari citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Qatar. As of 13 April 2021, Qatari citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 95 countries and terr ...