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  Qatar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Qatar has become one of the newer emirates in the Arabian Peninsula.
Qatar has the highest GDP per capita in the developing world ($39,607 as of 2005).
Qatar explicitly uses Wahhabi law as the basis of its government, and the vast majority of its citizens follow this specific Islamic doctrine.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Qatar   (1405 words)

  
 Qatar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Qatar is one of many historical emirates in the Arabian Peninsula.
Qatar is a traditional monarchy under the rule of Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
Qatar's national income is primarily derived from oil and natural gas exports.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/qatar   (374 words)

  
 Qatar - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
As of 2005, Qatar is ruled by Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, who seized control of the country from his father Khalifa in 1995 while the old Emir was on vacation in Switzerland.
Qatar is governed explicitly under Wahhabi law and the vast majority of its citizens follow this specific Islamic doctrine.
Wahhabi Islam was imported from Saudi Arabia to Qatar in the early 20th century when the Al-Thanis realized that converting to the doctrine of their larger neighbor might bode well for regime survival.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Qatar   (1142 words)

  
 Innovations in Education: Symposium Objectives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Qatar is a peninsula situated halfway along the west coast of the Arabian Gulf.
The state of Qatar is a sovereign independent state, which has been governed by the family of Al Thani since the 19th century.
The nine-point serrated line indicates that Qatar is the 9th member of the "reconciled emirates" of the Arabian gulf in the wake of concluding the Qatari British treaty in 1916.
www.innovationsineducation.org /qatar/qatar.html   (450 words)

  
 Qatar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Main article: History of Qatar Qatar is one of many historical emirate s in the Arabian Peninsula.
Main article: Politics of Qatar Qatar is a traditional monarchy under the rule of Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
Qatar has been governed by the Al Thani family since the mid- 1800s.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Qatar.html   (528 words)

  
 Qatar
Although Qatar was legally a dependency, resentment festered against the Bahraini Al Khalifas along the eastern seaboard in the fishing villages of Doha and Wakrah.
To the southeast is the spectacular Khor al Adaid or 'Inland Sea', an area of rolling sand dunes surrounding an inlet of the Gulf.
Perhaps as an effect of the importation, Wahhabism is not as strictly enforced in Qatar as in Saudi Arabia though it still governs a large portion of Qatari mores and rituals.
creekin.net /c-n151--qatar.html   (947 words)

  
 qatar country details
Qatar's economy was in a downturn from in the mid-1990s.
Qatar's proved reserves of gas are the third-largest in the world, exceeding 7 trillion cubic meters.
Qatar's heavy industrial projects, all based in Umm Said, include a refinery with a 50,000 b/d capacity, a fertilizer plant for urea and ammonia, a steel plant, and a petrochemical plant.
www.ponl.com /topic/home_page/language_n/products_and_services/country_information/country_map/middle_east/qatar/country_details   (981 words)

  
 United Nations OnLine Position Paper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
There is evidence of human habitation in Qatar as early as the 5th or 6th centuries B.C. The Greek historian, Herodotus, refers to the seafaring Canaanites as the original inhabitants of Qatar.
The State of Qatar is situated half-way along the west coast of the Arabian Gulf, east of the Arabian peninsula.
Qatar is characterized by a number of geographical features which are peculiar to the western side of the Arabian Gulf.
www.unol.org /pospapers/ppqatar.html   (1244 words)

  
 Qatar Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The British initially sought out Qatar and the Persian Gulf as an intermediary vantage point en route to their colonial interests in India, although the discovery of oil and hydrocarbons some hundred years later would reinvigorate their interest.
The negotiation results left Qatar with a newfound sense of political selfhood, although it did not gain official standing as a British protectorate until 1916.
As of 2005, Qatar is ruled by Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, who seized control of the country from his father Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani in 1995 while the old Emir holidayed in Switzerland.
www.aplaceinthesun.com /encyclopedia/Qatar   (1459 words)

  
 qatar.ca - Public holidays in Qatar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Public holidays - The Australian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar
Public holidays - The Australian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates & Qatar.
The government is considering a ban on drinking alcohol on public transportation, the defense minister, John Reid, said Sunday.
www.qatar.ca /Public-holidays-in-Qatar/reference/fullview/wikipedia/787716   (341 words)

  
 qatar today   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The total land area of Qatar is approximately 11,521 square kilometers.Population:Qatar's population is about 743,000, half of whom live in the capital city of Doha.
Qatar has a moderate desert climate with long hot summers and short mild winters and little rain in winter.
This information on design and colour of Qatar flag was mentioned in the Archives of the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1931.
www.qatar-conf-democracy.org /qtoday.asp   (350 words)

  
 Qatar (11/04)
Politically, Qatar is evolving from a traditional society and government departments have been established to meet the requirements of social and economic progress.
Qatar plays an active role in the collective defense efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council (the regional organization of the Arab states in the Gulf; the other five members are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the U.A.E., and Oman).
Qatar's proved reserves of gas are the third-largest in the world, exceeding 7 trillion cubic meters and Qatar has the larges single gas field in the world.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5437.htm   (2651 words)

  
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The population of Qatar amount to 743000 inhabitants (according to the initial results of the second stage of the 2004 population census) compared to 522000 inhabitants in the last census conducted in 1997.
B- The maroon colour symbolizes the bloodshed during the several wars Qatar had undergone, particularly in the second half of the 19th century.
C- The nine-point serrated line indicates that Qatar is the 9th member of the "reconciled Emirates" of the Arabian Gulf in the wake of concluding the Qatari-British treaty in 1916.
english.mofa.gov.qa /details.cfm?id=6   (417 words)

  
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The official religion of Qatar is Islam, and the vast majority of Qataris are Sunni Muslims.
Public holidays in Qatar, apart from National Day, are also religious holidays.
Qatar respects followers of other religions and it is expected that non-Muslims resident in Qatar should mutually respect the laws and customs of the Islam, the official religion of the country.
www.arab.net /qatar/qr_religion.htm   (121 words)

  
 Qatar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Qatar been governed by the Al Thani family the mid- 1800s.
Besides ethnic Arabs much of the population migrated from nations to work in the country's oil Arabic is the official language but English is widely understood.
I bought this book for a recent business trip to Qatar, and was dissapointed to find quite a number of things that were very out of date.
www.freeglossary.com /Qatar   (527 words)

  
 Qatar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
ASPIRE, the Academy for Sports Excellence in Doha, Qatar, is to host a major youth soccer tournament as a part of "Spread Your Wings", the November sporting...
QATAR Airways will make some major announcements at the Dubai Air Show (Dubai 2005) from November 20 to 24, a release issued by the event organisers yesterday...
THE Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) yesterday signed a QR38.83mn agreement with a consortium of two companies from Spain and Bahrain...
www.wikiverse.org /qatar   (470 words)

  
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Qatar is a traditional monarchy under the rule of
Qatar's national income is primarily derived from oil and
en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/Qatar   (255 words)

  
 Qatar Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
After being dominated by Persians for thousands of years and recently by Bahrain, the Ottoman Turks, and the British EmpireBritish, Qatar became an independent country in 3 September 1971.
Qatar has the highest Gross domestic productGDP per capita in the developing world.
The highest point in Qatar is found in the Jebel Dukhan to the west, a range of low limestone outcrops running north-south from Zikrit through Umm Bab to the southern border, and reaching about 90m Above mean sea levelASL.
www.echostatic.com /Qatar.html   (394 words)

  
 Qatar - Q
Detailed handbook describing the history of Qatar and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
Basic reference information about Qatar, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
www.electronicsee.com /Resources/Qatar.htm   (483 words)

  
 Qatar Country Guide - Business Profile - World Travel Guide Provided By Columbus Travel Publishing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Economy: Oil and gas reserves have transformed Qatar from an impoverished outcrop on the Arabian Peninsula into one of the richest countries in the world.
The oil deposits located and exploited from the 1970s onwards were of unusually high quality and generated a substantial income for the country.
Qatar is a member of OPEC, the Arab Monetary Fund and the Islamic Development Bank.
www.worldtravelguide.net /data/qat/qat490.asp   (287 words)

  
 Australia - Qatar Trade Relations - The Australian EmbassyintheUnited ArabEmiratesandQatar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Australia’s principal imports from Qatar were crude petroleum, fertilisers, and polymers of ethylene.
Growth in Qatar’s economy is fuelled by its dramatically increasing natural gas exports.
Qatar’s international standing was enhanced as a result of the successful World Trade Organisation Ministerial Meeting in Doha in November 2001.
www.uae.embassy.gov.au /commercial_affairs/qatar_aus_trade_relationship.html   (249 words)

  
 Education
Qatar television transmits a large mix of programs in both Arabic in English.
Qatar Broadcasting Service (QBS) transmits on short wave, medium wave and FM in different languages and at various times.
The former is the first English language newspaper in Qatar and is published by the same publishers of the Arabic ‘Al Rayah’.
www.qatar-info.com /what/media.htm   (655 words)

  
 Qatar biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Situated on a small peninsula off the larger Arabian Peninsula, it borders Saudi Arabia to the south and is otherwise surrounded by the Arabian Gulf.
Qatar Education Reform Initiative, Supreme Education Council (Arabic)
Qatar Education Reform Initiative, Supreme Education Council (English)
qatar.biography.ms   (382 words)

  
 Middle East Internet Directory - Country Statistics - Qatar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid-1800s, Qatar transformed itself from a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling into an independent state with significant oil and natural gas revenues.
In 2001, Qatar resolved its longstanding border disputes with both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
Qatar's proved reserves of natural gas exceed 7 trillion cubic meters, more than 5% of the world total, third largest in the world.
www.middleeastdirectory.com /cs_qatar.htm   (843 words)

  
 Holidays in qatar - UK directory of travel related resources and services.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Holidays in qatar - UK directory of travel related resources and services.
An exclusive holiday, Qatar lies on the peninsula jutting out into the Gulf between Bahrain...
"Holidays in pods, mini-breaks to Rio and family holidays in Qatar are very likely scenarios for holidays of the future."...
www.etraveldirectory.co.uk /Holidays-in-qatar.php   (766 words)

  
 Qatar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The country has a university, University of Qatar.
Qatar Education Reform Initiative, Supreme Education Council (Arabic) (English)
This page was last modified 11:10, 1 November 2005.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Qatar   (1398 words)

  
 Qatar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
After being dominated by Persians for thousands of years and recently by Bahrain, the Ottoman Turks, and the British, Qatar became an independent country in 3 September 1971.
The controversial Arabic satellite TV station Al Jazeera is located in Qatar, but unlike most Arabic-language stations it is not run by the government.
It enjoys far more freedom of the press than most other Arabic stations.
www.yotor.com /wiki/en/qa/Qatar.htm   (354 words)

  
 Qatar; Safety travel information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Qatar is one of the richest countries in the world.
If you intend to travel depite this advice you should be aware that Qatar is more liberal than Saudi Arabia but not as liberal as Dubai or Bahrain.
Men should not remove shirts in public -see Women in Society for female dress codes.
www.brookes.ac.uk /worldwise/directory/www00158.html   (469 words)

  
 Qatar | AME Info Country Guide
Qatar is an oil-rich peninsula jutting out into the Gulf between Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
The south is a region of sand dunes and beaches, offering opportunities to go pearl hunting, or to practise any of a number of watersports.
Content in the country guide is updated every 3 months and is to the best of our knowledge accurate and up-to-date.
www.ameinfo.com /qatar   (441 words)

  
 > Qatar abcworld.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The State of Qatar (قطر), an emirate in the Middle East, occupies a small peninsula off the larger Arabian Peninsula.
Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs {E} School in Doha, Qatar, serves children with disabilities such as Down syndrome, autism, and cerebral palsy.
School in Doha, Qatar, serves children with disabilities such as Down syndrome, autism, and cerebral palsy.
www.abcworld.net /Qatar.html   (1405 words)

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