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Because of its oil and natural gas resources, Qatar is among the world's richest countries. Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, paid a state visit in 2006 to Doha, to attract Qatari businesses to invest in Indonesia, while Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, visited Jakarta in 2009. [2]
The latest research by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) which highlighted the top 10 cities where international travelers spent the most in 2022, showed Doha, Qatar at the number 2 spot with $16.8 bn. [137] Qatar has received over 2.56 million visitors from January until 25 August 2023, exceeding the full year arrival figures from ...
Qatar, [a] officially the State of Qatar, [b] is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East ; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf .
This is a list of places in the continent of Asia which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world), and while most of the places included are towns, the list also includes villages, cities ...
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Qatar. The capital, Doha, hosts 119 embassies. Several other countries are accredited to Qatar from other capitals. Map of countries that maintain diplomatic missions in Qatar
Refine and maintain the Outline of Qatar, a key guide on Wikipedia to Qatar as a subject. It serves as a table of contents, summary, and topic outline of coverage on the political entity Qatar and is the most useful tool for exploring and understanding fundamental material about Qatar (and how it fits together) on Wikipedia.
The National Museum of Qatar is a national museum in Doha, Qatar. The current building opened to the public on 28 March 2019, replacing the previous building which opened in 1975. The building was designed by architect Jean Nouvel who was inspired by the desert rose crystal, which can be found in Qatar.
1820s - Doha founded as an offshoot of Al Bidda. [1] 1823 - Doha is mapped for the first time. [6] [1] 1828 - Ruling tribe of Doha have their fort bombarded by the Al Khalifa and are evicted from the town. [7] [8] 1841 - Al Bidda bombarded by the British as punishment for harboring pirate Jasim bin Jabir. [9] 1848–50 - Al Thani family migrate ...