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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 capital, Doha, is located on the central east coast on a sweeping (if shallow) harbor. [1] Other ports include Umm Said, Al Khawr, and Al Wakrah. Only Doha and Umm Said are capable of handling commercial shipping, although a large port and a terminal for loading natural gas are planned at Ras Laffan Industrial City, north of Al Khawr. [1]
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.
The Middle East–North Africa region comprises 20 countries and territories with an estimated Muslim population of 315 million or about 23% of the world's Muslim population. [47] The term "MENA" is often defined in part in relation to majority-Muslim countries located in the region, although several nations in the region are not Muslim ...
Location Capacity (MW) Commissioned Refs Al Arish Al `Arish: 8.5 (at commission date) 1975 [1] Mesaieed Mesaieed Industrial Area: 2007 2008–2010 [2] Qatalum: Mesaieed Industrial Area: 1350 2011 [3] 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 ...
East Java by 2011, [120] Pertamina; West Java by 2011, [120] Pertamina Gas Negara (PGN) and Pertamina; North Sumatra by 2011 [120] by PGN; The country also has liquefaction terminals in more remote areas for export, and imports from the Middle East in areas with dense population.
It forms the northernmost extension of the middle sector of Qatar's interior plain region. The area around Fuwayrit, as part of this middle sector, has a surface that gradually increases in elevation from north and east towards the south and west, with heights ranging between 11 metres (36 ft) to 21 metres (69 ft). [ 25 ]