Doha

Doha
Doha ; ?????? ‎
	Ceety
	Doha skyline in the morn
	Doha Location o Doha within Qatar
	Coordinates: 25°17′12″N 51°32′0″E / 25.28667°N 51.53333°E Coordinates : 25°17′12″N 51°32′0″E / 25.28667°N 51.53333°E
Kintra	Qatar
Municipality	Ad-Dawhah
Established	1825
Area
? metropolis	132 km 2 (51 sq mi)
Population (2016)
? metropolis	1,351,000
? Density	10,000/km 2 (27,000/sq mi)
? Metro	N/A
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)

Doha ( Arabic : ?????? ‎, ad-Daw?a or ad-D??a , 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. ^[1] 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.