Doha
Doha (Arabic: الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ad-Dōḥa, literally: "the big tree") is the caipital ceety o the state o Qatar. Locatit on the Persian Gulf, it haed a population o 998,651 in 2008,[1] an is an aa ane o the municipalities o Qatar. Doha is Qatar's lairgest ceety, wi ower 80% o the naition's population residin in Doha or its surroondin suburbs, an is an aa the economic centre o the kintra.
Doha an aa serves as the seat o govrenment o Qatar, which is ruled bi Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Doha is hame tae the Education Ceety, an aurie devotit tae research an education. Doha wis the steid o the first meenisterial-level meetin o the Doha Development Roond o Warld Trade Organization negotiations. The ceety o Doha an aa held the 2006 Asian Games, which wis the lairgest Asian Games iver held.
[edit] Twin towns an Sister Ceeties
Brasília, Brazil
Tunis, Tunisie, syne 1994
Stratford-upon-Avon, Unitit Kinrick
Beijing, Cheenae, syne 2008
Amman, Jordan, syne 1995
Houston, USA
Port Louis, Mauritius
[edit] References
- ↑ Doha 2016 Summer Olympics Bid. Gamesbids.com. Retrieved on 27 Juin 2010. .