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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]
Before the opening of the new airport, the capacity stood at 12 million passengers per year. [4] Its 4,570-metre (14,993 ft) runway was one of the longest at a civil airport. It was the main base of Qatar Airways. In the past, the airport was mostly used by Qatari holiday makers and foreign workers coming for the oil and gas sector.
Doha won the bid to host the event over Barcelona and Eugene. [224] In 2020, Doha hosted the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, which received the Tournament of the Year award in the 250 category from the 2019 ATP Awards. The tournament won the award for the third time in five years. [225] Doha will host the 2030 Asian Games. [226]
The Agreement for Bringing Peace to Afghanistan, commonly known as the United States–Taliban deal or the Doha Accord, [ 1] was a peace agreement signed by the United States and the Taliban on 29 February 2020 in Doha, Qatar, to bring an end to the 2001–2021 war in Afghanistan. [ 2][ 3] Negotiated for the US by Zalmay Khalilzad for the Trump ...
Qatar is the fifth most water-stressed country in the world. The Qatari peninsula protrudes 160 kilometres (100 mi) into the Persian Gulf, north of Saudi Arabia. It lies between latitudes 24° and 27° N, and longitudes 50° and 52° E. Most of the country consists of a low, barren plain, covered with sand.
Foreign relations of Qatar is conducted through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Arab states were among the first to recognize Qatar, and the country gained admittance to the United Nations and the Arab League after achieving independence in 1971. The country was an early member of OPEC and a founding member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
In 1988, the Central Post Office for Qatar Post in Doha opened on the Corniche, two years later than planned. Considered a good example of brutalist architecture and a prominent local landmark, Twist Whitley Architects and ComConsult designed it with semi-monocoque structures supporting its tapered roofs, mimicking traditional message-delivery ...
Georgetown University in Qatar. / 25.31556°N 51.43472°E / 25.31556; 51.43472. Georgetown University in Qatar ( GU-Q) is a campus of Georgetown University ( Washington, D.C.) in Education City, Doha, Qatar. It is one of Georgetown University's eleven undergraduate and graduate schools, [ 5] and is supported by a partnership between ...