Doha
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- This article is about a city in Qatar. For the town in Kuwait, see Doha, Kuwait
Doha (Arabic: الدوحة;, Ad-Dawḥah or Ad-Dōḥah), population 400,051 (2005 census), is the capital of Qatar, and is at Template:Coor d, on the Persian Gulf. The city is home to Doha International Airport and the major oil and fishing industries. Doha is also home to Education City, an area devoted to research and education.
History
The city, regarded by some as one of Qatar's most beautiful, was founded in 1850 as Al-bida.
The Al Wajbah fortress, in southwestern Doha, was built in 1882 by al Rayyan, and, in the following year, witnessed the famous battle in which the people of Qatar, led by Sheikh Qassim, beat the Ottomans.
The city was made capital of the British protectorate of Qatar in 1916, and remained so when, in 1971, the nation won independence.
The Al Kout fortress, in the center of the city, was built in 1917 by Sheikh Abdulla Bin Qassim Al-Thani.
Doha oil exportation began in 1949.
Now considered Qatar's most prominent landmark, the Government House opened in 1969.
Doha University opened in 1973.
The National Museum of Qatar opened in 1975, in what was originally, in 1912, the ruler's palace.
The Al Jazeera Arabic satellite television news channel began broadcasting in 1996, with headquarters and broadcast center in Doha.
The 15th Asian games will take place in Doha in December 2006. Doha is now under construction preparing for the event.
See also
- The Doha Declaration
- the Doha round of WTO talks
External links
- Community site run by residents of Doha, Qatar
- Qatar's main portal website
- Information and History of Doha
- 15th Asian Games - Doha - 2006
- Brief history of Doha
- History of Qatar
- Qatar LinksTemplate:MEast-geo-stub
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