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 aboot 1.5 million.^[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 الدوحة‎
Ceety
Doha skyline in the morn
Doha Location o Doha within Qatar
Coordinates: 25°17′12″N 51°32′0″E
Kintra	Qatar
Municipality	Ad-Dawhah
Established	1825
Area
• metropolis	132 km2 (51 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• metropolis	1,351,000
• Density	10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi)
• Metro	N/A
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)

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 Tred Organisation negotiations. The ceety o Doha an aa held the 2006 Asian Games, which wis the lairgest Asian Games iver held.

Twin towns and sister cities

• Amman, Jordan (syne 1995)
• Beijing, Cheenae (syne 2008)
• Bosaso, Somalie (syne 1994)
• Brasília, Brazil
• Houston, Texas, Unitit States
• Manama, Bahrain
• Marbella, Spain
• Port Louis, Mauritius
• Stratford-upon-Avon, Ingland, Unitit Kinrick
• Tunis, Tunisie
• Algiers, Algerie
• Tirana, Albanie^[2]