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. 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 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 References