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The location of Qatar An enlargeable map of the State of Qatar. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Qatar: . The State of Qatar is a sovereign Arab emirate located in Southwest Asia on the Qatari Peninsula protruding from the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. [1]
Qatar is a peninsula in the east of Arabia, bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia, in a strategic location near major petroleum and natural gas deposits. The State of Qatar occupies 11,571 km 2 (4,468 sq mi) on a peninsula that extends approximately to 160 km (99 mi) north into the Persian Gulf from the Arabian Peninsula.
It was one of the most important cities in Qatar during the 20th century, having gained recognition as a prime industrial zone and tanking center for petroleum received from Dukhan. [ 2 ] Both Mesaieed and its industrial area are administered by a subdivision of QatarEnergy called "Mesaieed Industry City Management", which was established in 1996.
Sketch map of the Qatar Peninsula drawn in 1935 depicting Al Kharsaah. Al Kharsaah (Arabic: الخرسعة; also spelled Al Khuraisa) is a village in Qatar located in the municipality of Al-Shahaniya, approximately 80 km west of the capital Doha. Nearby areas include Umm Washah, Umm Al-Jaljam, Umm Bab and Umm Taqa. [2]
Ras Abrouq (Arabic: رأس أبروق; also known as Bir Zekreet) [2] is the northernmost extension of the Zekreet Peninsula, a stretch of land to the north of Dukhan in Qatar. [3] It has a beach of the same name [2] and various archaeological sites. Since the 21st century it has functioned as a tourist site. [2]
Satellite imagery of the northern Qatar Peninsula. Map of the northern Qatar Peninsula in 1824 denoting the most important settlements, all of which currently fall within municipal boundaries. Al Shamal Municipality was established in July 1972 alongside Qatar's four other initial municipalities.
The Bay of Zekreet (Arabic: دَوْحَة زِكْرِيت, romanized: Dawḩat az Zikrīt) is a half-moon shaped bay on the Zekreet Peninsula in western Qatar. The Zekreet Peninsula is a rocky, sandy desert, with numerous rock formations and gypsum plateaux.
The Pearl Island (Arabic: جزيرة اللؤلؤة, romanized: jazirat alluwlua) in Doha, Qatar, is an artificial island with an area of nearly four square kilometers. It is the first land in Qatar to be available for freehold ownership by foreign nationals. [4] As of 2018, there were 27,000 residents.