Doha

Location o Doha municipality in Qatar

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, 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.

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

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