what country is qatar located in
Doha (Arabic: Ø§ÙØ¯ÙØ­Ø© â, ad-Dawá¸¥a or ad-DÅá¸¥a, literally in MSA : the big tree, locally: rounded bays) is the capital city and most populous city of the State of Qatar. Doha has a population of 900,545 within the city proper. The city is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in the east of the country.It is Qatar's fastest growing city, with over 60% of the nation's population living in Doha or its surrounding suburbs, and it is also the economic center of the country.t was officially declared as the country's capital in 1971, when Qatar gained independence. As the commercial capital of Qatar and one of the emergent financial centers in the Middle East, Doha is considered a world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.