# 2006 Asian Games torch relay

On 8 October 2006, a brief ceremony was held at the Doha Golf Club where the torch was lit with a flame. With the involvement of over 3,000 people, the torch crossed eight former Asian Games host countries and four Gulf Cooperation Council member states. The torch travelled back to Doha held by Sheikh Joan Bin Hamad Al-Thani, and the journey around the city itself started on 25 November 2006 and lasted until the opening ceremony of the Games. The first pit stop was in New Delhi, the birthplace of the Asian Games on 11 October 2006 where the torch's flame was fused together with the Eternal Asian Games Flame which was generated from parabolic mirrors directed straight at the sun at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium. During the fourth stop in Hiroshima on 21 October, the torch's flame was fused together with the Peace flame at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
During the international leg of the relay, the flame was transported from city to city aboard a Qatar Amiri Flight Airbus A310. On board, the flame was carried and burned continuously in a safety lantern.
Below is a list of places visited by the torch:

## Torch lighting

* Doha (8 October)

## International route

Route of the torch relay. :
| No | Nation | City | Date | Notes | Ref |
| 1 | India | New Delhi | 11–12 October | Host of the 1951 and 1982 edition, Capital city. | |
| 2 | South Korea | Busan | 14 October | Host of the 2002 edition, Major city. Capital city, Seoul previously hosted the 1986 edition. | |
| 3 | Philippines | Manila | 19 October | Host of the 1954 edition, Capital city. | |
| 4 | Japan | Hiroshima | 21 October | Host of the 1994 edition, Major city. Capital city, Tokyo previously hosted the 1958 edition. | |
| 5 | China | Beijing | 22 October | Host of the 1990 edition, Capital city. | |
| 5 | China | Guangzhou | 25 October | Host of the 2010 edition, Major city. | |
| 6 | Macau | Macau | 26 October | Special Administrative Region,Major city | |
| 7 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 26 October | Special Administrative Region,Major city | < |
| 8 | Indonesia | Jakarta | 28–29 October | Host of the 1962 edition, Capital city. | |
| 9 | Thailand | Bangkok | 4–5 November | Host of the 1966, 1970, 1978 and 1998 editions, Capital city. | |
| 10 | Iran | Mashhad | 7 November | Major city | |
| 10 | Iran | Esfahan | 8 November | Major city | |
| 10 | Iran | Tehran | 9 November | Host of the 1974 edition, Capital city | |
| 11 | Oman | Salalah | 11 November | Major city | |
| 11 | Oman | Muscat | 13 November | Capital city | |
| 11 | Oman | Sohar | 14 November | Major city | |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | Hatta | 15 November | Major city | |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | Sharjah | 16 November | Major city | |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 18 November | Largest major city | |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | 19 November | Capital city | |
| 13 | Kuwait | Kuwait City | 20–21 November | Capital city | |
| 14 | Bahrain | Manama | 23–24 November | Capital city | |

## Qatari route

12345class=notpageimage| Torch relay stops within Qatar :
| No | Municipality | City | Date |
| 1 | Al Shamal | Madinat ash Shamal | 25 November |
| 2 | Al-Shahaniya | Dukhan | 26 November |
| 3 | Al Wakrah | Al Wakrah | 27 November |
| 4 | Al Khor | Al Khor | 28 November |
| 5 | Ad-Dawhah | Doha | 29 November – 1 December |