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An 1824 map showing Ras Laffan Satellite imagery of Ras Laffan in 2006. The earliest-known English text to describe Ras Laffan was in the 1890 book The Persian Gulf Pilot, published by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. It recounts only geographic features, implying that the area was not settled at the time. [2]
The offshore pipeline from Ras Laffan to Taweelah in the UAE (export pipeline) was designed by Saipem, an Italian contractor for the oil and gas industry, and the pipes were supplied by Mitsui of Japan. The 48-inch (1,200 mm) pipeline has capacity of 90.6 billion cubic metres (3.20 trillion cubic feet) of natural gas per year. [3]
Zone 75 is a zone of the municipality of Al Khor and Al Thakhira in Qatar.The main districts recorded in the 2015 population census were Al Thakhira, Ras Laffan, and Umm Birka.
Ras Girtas Power Company (also known as Ras Laffan C power and desalination plant) is a power generation and water desalination plant located in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has installed capacity of 2,730 MW, which include eight gas turbines and four steam turbines by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries . [ 3 ]
The Pearl GTL is a gas to liquids (GTL) plant based in Ras Laffan, Qatar. It converts natural gas into liquid petroleum products. It is the largest GTL plant in the world. [1] [2] The first commercial shipment from the Pearl GTL was made on 13 June 2011. [3] Pearl GTL received the 2021 "Asset of the Year" award by Shell. [4]
The Qatari coast is further distinguished by its manifold indentations, comprising both convex protrusions of land into the sea, such as Ras Laffan, and concave incursions of water into the terrestrial mass. Moreover, the littoral serves as a natural harbour and transit point for numerous vessels plying the waters of the Persian Gulf.
Ras Abu Fontas A Ras Abu Fontas: 626 1977,1993,1997 [4] Ras Abu Fontas B Ras Abu Fontas: 609 [5] or 625 [6] 1995-1996 Ras Laffan A Ras Laffan Industrial City: 756 2003 [7] Ras Laffan B Ras Laffan Industrial City: 1025 2006–2008 [8] Ras Laffan C: Ras Laffan Industrial City: 2730 2010–2011 [9] Saliyah Al Sailiya: 134 1983 [6] [10]
In the administrative divisions of Qatar, zones (Arabic: مَنَاطِق manāṭiq; singular مِنْطَقَة minṭaqa) are the second-highest level of government after municipalities.