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Of the islands belonging to Qatar, Halul is the most important. [1] Lying about 90 km (56 mi) east of Doha, it serves as a storage area and loading terminal for oil from the surrounding offshore fields. [1] Hawar and the adjacent islands immediately off the west coast are the subject of a territorial dispute between Qatar and Bahrain. [1]
The Doha Metropolitan Area has witnessed substantial growth since the 1980s, marking when Qatar began investing its hydrocarbon wealth into developing its infrastructure on a major scale. From 1984 to 2020, the metropolitan area expanded eightfold while the amount of bare land decreased by half. [6]
In Qatar's first census conducted in 1986, West Bay was the tentative name for seven newly established zones of Doha along the coastline: Zone 60 and Zone 62 to Zone 67. [2] Contemporary usage of the term refers to all the districts currently occupying these zones, which currently includes Al Qassar , Al Dafna , West Bay Lagoon (official name ...
West Bay Lagoon, also known as Leqtaifiya (Arabic: لقطيفية; also spelled as Legtaifiyah or Al Qutaifiya) is a district of Doha, the capital city of Qatar. Spanning from the Doha Corniche to West Bay Lagoon, the area has villas on one side, and low rises on the other. The district is well known for its luxurious waterfront villas, which ...
The latest research by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) which highlighted the top 10 cities where international travelers spent the most in 2022, showed Doha, Qatar at the number 2 spot with $16.8 bn. [137] Qatar has received over 2.56 million visitors from January until 25 August 2023, exceeding the full year arrival figures from ...
Doha is the most populated municipality among them with a population of 956,457 as of 2015. [3] The exclave of Doha Industrial Area and the island of Halul, 80 km (50 miles) away from Doha, fall within municipal boundaries. [14] Municipal headquarters were shifted from the Al Sadd area to Ras Abu Aboud in 2017. [15]
Shops on Salwa Road in Ain Khaled. Ain Khaled (Arabic: عين خالد, romanized: ‘Ayn Khālid) is a Qatari district in the municipality of Al Rayyan. [3] Located on the outskirts of the capital Doha, the area is historically known for its well which served the people of Doha and neighboring villages.
[260] [261] [262] Hamad Port is Qatar's main seaport, located south of Doha in the Umm Al Houl area. Construction of the port began in 2010; it became operational in December 2016. [ 263 ] Capable of handling up to 7.8 million tonnes of products annually, the bulk of trade which passes through the port consists of food and building materials ...