Showing posts with label Qatar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Qatar. Show all posts

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Qatar - Doha


Doha - West Bay Lagoon Plaza

Sent by Salah who visited Qatar in August.

Doha (Arabic: الدوحة‎, ad-Dawḥa or ad-Dōḥa, literally: "the big tree") is the capital city of the state of Qatar.
Located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008. Doha is Qatar's largest city, with over 60% of the nation's population residing in Doha or its surrounding suburbs, and is also the economic centre of the country. It is also one of the municipalities of Qatar.
Doha also serves as the seat of government of Qatar. Doha is home to the Education City, an area devoted to research and education. Doha was the site of the first ministerial-level meeting of the Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization negotiations. The city of Doha held the 2006 Asian Games, which was the largest Asian Games ever held. Doha also hosted the 2011 Pan Arab Games and most of the games at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. Doha hosted the UNFCCC Climate Negotiations (COP 18) December 2012 and will host a large number of the venues for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The World Petroleum Council held the 20th World Petroleum Conference in Doha in December 2011. (Source)


Thursday, September 8, 2011

Qatar - Old Souk in Doha


The old souq as in 1990, Doha, Qatar.

Sent from Qatar by Hary who's in transit in Doha.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Qatar


The first postcard of Qatar. Sent by Eric, a TravBuddy friend from Stuttgart in Germany.