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unusual facts about Qatar



1997 Qatar Open

The 1997 Qatar Open, known as the 1997 Qatar Mobil Open, for sponsorship reasins, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha in Qatar and was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour.

2001 Qatar Open

The 2001 Qatar Open, known as the 2001 Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha in Qatar and was part of the International Series of the 2001 ATP Tour.

2002 Qatar Open

The 2002 Qatar Open, known as the 2002 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, for sponsorship reasons, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha in Qatar and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour.

2008 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships

The 2008 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships were the 4th edition of the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and were held in Doha, Qatar from November 15 to November 18, 2008.

2011 H1 Unlimited season

The finale of the season was held in November with the Oryx Cup, held in Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar.

2014 Qatar Total Open

It will take place at the International Tennis and Squash complex in Doha, Qatar between 10 and 16 February 2014.

2015 World Men's Handball Championship

Qatar, as hosts, and Spain, as world champions, are automatically qualified, which leaves 22 places available for the best teams of each continental qualification tournament and the winners of an additional European qualification competition.

Al Arab

It was closed in 1995 and relaunched on 18 November 2007 as an e-newspaper which is based in Doha, Qatar.

Al Bidda

Al Bidda is a neighborhood of Doha, Qatar.

Al Mamoura

Al Mamoura is a neighborhood of Doha, Qatar.

Al Markhiya

Al Markhiya is a neighborhood of Doha, Qatar.

Bahrain at the 2005 West Asian Games

Bahrain participated in the 3rd West Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar from 1 December 2005 to 10 December 2005.

Brett Emerton

Emerton scored two goals against Qatar in Australia's fourth match of World Cup Qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in Doha.

Brutil Hosé

Hosé also represented De Graafschap, HFC Haarlem, Sparta Rotterdam (all loans from the Amsterdam team), FC Dordrecht, Poseidon Nuon Perron (Greece), Al-Wakrah Sports Club (Qatar), Sarawak FA (Malaysian Super League) and VV Haaglandia, retiring from professional football in 2010 at the age of only 30.

Burj Qatar

The Burj Qatar (Arabic: قطر برج) is a skyscraper in West Bay, Doha, Qatar.

Doha GOALS

The launch of Doha GOALS at Bayt Qatar during the London 2012 games was attended by President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon and Olympic athletes including Carl Lewis, Tegla Loroupe, Marie-José Pérec and Ian Thorpe.

Ebrahim Mirzapour

After about two years he was invited to Team Melli again on May 2008 under Ali Daei and played for Team Melli in West Asian Football Federation Championship 2008 after about 2 years and won this cup but he got injured in the match against Qatar.He featured in West Asian Football Federation Championship 2010 and was part of the squad in 2011 Asian Cup under Afshin Ghotbi.

Emerson Sheik

Márcio Passos de Albuquerque (born 6 September 1978 in Nova Iguaçu, Brazil), also known as Emerson, is a Brazilian-Qatari football striker, who plays for Corinthians Paulista.

Evaz

The most prominent example of this is the large number of Arab nationals of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (especially in U.A.E. and Qatar) with Evazi (Larestani) roots that have for most part replaced Evazi with Arabic over the years.

Fábio Paím

Fábio Miguel Malheiro Paím (born 15 February 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Al Kharaitiyat SC in Qatar, as a winger.

Geography of Bahrain

The other islands of significance include Nabih Saleh, which is northwest of Sitrah; Jidda Island and Umm as Sabaan, to the north of Umm an Nasan; and a group of islands, the largest of which is Hawar, near the coast of Qatar.

Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf

From 29–31 May 2009, Woolf served with Sir William Blair, a High Court Judge, as the Co-Convener of the inaugural Qatar Law Forum of Global Leaders in Law, held in Doha, Qatar.

History of Qatar

Sir Percy Cox, the British representative, saw through the ploy and drew a line on the map separating the Qatar Peninsula from the mainland.

Human rights in Qatar

The construction boom in advance of Qatar hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup has reportedly led to an increase in human rights abuses.

Ibrahim Al-Shahrani

His most significant goal was against Qatar in Doha during the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) final match which eliminated Qatar and led Saudi Arabia to the top of Group A, directly qualifying to 1998 FIFA World Cup in France and leaving Iran in second place for the AFC Play-off against Japan.

Israel–Qatar relations

Some sources have said that a senior figure from Qatar paid a visit to Israel in mid-January 2008 and met with Israeli leaders to discuss the situation in Gaza and the possibility of jump starting stagnant negotiations over the release of Gilad Shalit.

Kevin Desouza

Born in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India he grew up in Doha, Qatar where we completed his primary and secondary education.

Kuwait at the 2005 West Asian Games

Kuwait participated in the 3rd West Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar from December 1, 2005 to December 10, 2005.

Lahore Zoo

In early November 2010, Lahore Zoo received 53 falcons which were being illegally transported to Qatar from Benazir Bhutto International Airport.

Letters from Pyongyang

The international premiere in Doha, Qatar during the 9th Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival garnered the film the top juried prize, the Aljazeera Golden Award, in the short film category.

Madinat Khalifa

Madinat Khalifa is a north-western neighborhood of Doha, Qatar.

Mauro Zárate

He later signed for Qatari side Al-Sadd in 2008, where he played only six months before transferring on loan to Birmingham City in England.

Mediapro

MediaPro is based in Barcelona, with branch offices in Girona, Amsterdam, Budapest, Lisbon, Madeira, Madrid, Miami, Porto, Qatar, Seville and Tenerife.

Nader Sufyan Abbas

Qatar has been known for recruiting sportspeople from other countries, the most notable examples being fellow weightlifter Said Saif Asaad (formerly Angel Popov of Bulgaria) and world-class runner Saif Saaeed Shaheen.

Onaiza

Onaiza is a north-eastern district of Doha, Qatar.

Qarar

:welcom to qatarFor the village in Azerbaijan, see Qərər.

Qatar Tennis Federation

Starting in 2001 the Qatar Open attracted the greatest women players from the WTA Tour including; Martina Hingis, Mary Pierce, Sandrine Testud, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario among many others.

QatarDebate

The first Qatar National Schools Debating Team (2008) are the subject of an independent documentary film, 'Team Qatar', directed by Liz Mermin, which premiered in New York at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival and broadcast in the UK on the BBC.

Qatar hosted the 2010 World Schools Debating Championships in February 2010, becoming the first country in the Arab World to host the competition, and attracting over 50 countries to the competition.

Qatar is currently listed as a 'B' Grade country on the World Schools Debating Championships A - D scale.

Ragheb Alama

Of the companies that endorsed Ragheb and featured him as part of their promotions including United Nations, Starbucks, Mercedes-Benz, Samsung, Malaysian Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia Airlines, Middle East Airlines, Persol, The Pearl-Qatar.

Satoshi Tsunami

However, he could not play any game in the competition that was centrally held in Doha, Qatar as his recovery wasn't as good as Ooft had wished it to be.

Thamer

Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani, the owner of Al Jazeera, the "Middle East BBC" which is based in Qatar

Tifinagh

The independent rebel Libya TV, based in Qatar, has included the Berber language and the Tifinagh alphabet in some of its programming.

Transport in Qatar

In August 2008 Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment appointed Deutsche Bahn of Germany to plan a railway network in Qatar.

Volleyball at the 2006 Asian Games

Due to scheduling conflicts with 2006 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, China, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan and South Korea alongside the host team Qatar qualified directly to the quarterfinal stage.

World Football Insider

The publication’s growing readership includes: FIFA members, officials from the six confederations (CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA and AFC); organizers of the next three World Cups in Brazil, Russia and Qatar; England's Premier League and other leagues from around the world; football clubs; football agents and consultants; sponsors and sports marketing companies; officials from sports ministries; and national governing bodies.

World Ranking Masters

As earlier reported, the Qatar Bowling Federation (QBF) withdrew as host of the 2007 World Ranking Masters, which should originally take place in Doha, from April 30 through May 6.

Yahel Chirinian

Monsoon Heritage creations are present in Paris, Rome, Milan, Monte Carlo, Saint Bart, Porto Cervo, Capri, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Oman, Qatar, Dabi, New Delhi, Bombay and Goa.


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