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Museum of Islamic Art
I.M. Pei's waterfront masterpiece housing the world's most comprehensive collection of Islamic art spanning 1,400 years.
1 km · about 5 min drive
Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar · Asia
Doha is worth a stop: 1km from Museum of Islamic Art.
Doha is a city located in Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar. With a population of 344,939, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Doha sits in Qatar. It's in the Asia/Qatar time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Doha to your route.
Doha (; Arabic: الدوحة, romanized: ad-Dawḥah [ædˈdæwħæh, -ˈdoː-]) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It is also Qatar's fastest growingRead more
city and over 80% of the nation's population live in Doha or its surrounding suburbs, which are known collectively as the Doha Metropolitan Area.
Doha was founded in the 1820s as an offshoot of Al Bidda. It was officially declared as the country's capital in 1971, when Qatar gained independence from being a British protectorate. As the commercial capital of Qatar and one of the emergent financial centers in the Middle East, Doha is ranked "beta+" on the Globalization and World Cities Research Network scale of "integration into the world city network". Metropolitan Doha includes parts of Al Rayyan such as Education City, an area devoted to research and education, and Hamad Medical City, an administrative area of medical care. It also includes Doha Sports City, or Aspire Zone, an international sports destination that includes Khalifa International Stadium, Hamad Aquatic Centre; and the Aspire Dome.
The city was host to the first ministerial-level meeting of the Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization negotiations. It was also selected as host city of several sporting events, including the 2006 Asian Games, the 2011 Pan Arab Games, the 2019 World Beach Games, the World Aquatics Championships, the FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship, the WTA Finals and most of the games at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. In December 2011, the World Petroleum Council held the 20th World Petroleum Conference in Doha. Additionally, the city hosted the 2012 UNFCCC Climate Negotiations and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The city will host the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
The city also hosted the 140th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in April 2019 and hosted the 18th yearly session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2012.
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Doha is located in Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar, Asia. The coordinates are 25.2855 latitude, 51.5310 longitude.
Doha has a population of approximately 344,939 people, making it a city in Qatar.
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I.M. Pei's waterfront masterpiece housing the world's most comprehensive collection of Islamic art spanning 1,400 years.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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