Local time
Sun, 4:51 AM GMT+3Asia/QatarCityCapital
Doha
25.29° N, 51.53° E
- Population
- 1,450,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 1
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 1 cities of Qatar in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Qatar, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Asia/Qatar
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Practical bearings for Doha, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Doha have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name is derived from the Arabic "ad-dawha," meaning "the big tree." It probably referred to a large tree at the site of the original fishing village.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person