Doha
Capital of Qatar: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Doha skyline in the morning (12544910974): Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Doha is the capital of Qatar, in Baladiyat ad Dawhah. About 344,939 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Qatar in our atlas.
It lies at 25.29° N, 51.53° E, about 11 m (36 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Qatar time zone.
Location
Red dot: Doha. Green dots: other major cities of Qatar. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Doha has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 42°C (108°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 13°C (56°F). Around 41 mm (2 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in QatarNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Ar Rayyān · 11 km
- Lusail · 15 km
- Umm Şalāl Muḩammad · 19 km
- Az̧ Z̧a‘āyin · 33 km
- Umm Ghuwaylīnah · 51 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 290030 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3861 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Doha skyline in the morning (12544910974): Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- IslamicArtMuseumDohaSkyline: Mohamod Fasil, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- View of the National Museum of Qatar in 2021: Musab.hawamda, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Interior view of Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in 2020: km2bp @ Mapillary.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- West Bay (5314687527): Steven Byles from Singapore, Singapore, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Souq Waqif, Doha, Catar, 2013-08-05, DD 09: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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