Qatar: Capital, Flag and Fun Facts

About Qatar

Qatar is a small country on a peninsula that juts north into the Persian Gulf from the Arabian Peninsula. Most of its land is flat, rocky desert with some sand dunes in the south. It is known for its modern capital, natural gas and hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

About Doha

Doha is on Qatar's east coast, curving around a bay on the Persian Gulf. It is known for its waterfront Corniche, modern skyscrapers, the busy Souq Waqif market and the Museum of Islamic Art.

Fun facts about Qatar

1. In 2022, Qatar became the first country in the Arab world to host the FIFA World Cup.
2. Qatar is very flat; its highest point, Tuwayyir al Hamir, is only 103 m above sea level.
3. The National Museum of Qatar is designed to look like a desert rose, a crystal that forms in desert sand.
4. At Khor Al Adaid, the "Inland Sea", tall sand dunes run right down to the water's edge.
5. Al Zubarah, an old pearl-diving and trading town, became the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Qatar in 2013.
6. The Arabian oryx, a white antelope with long straight horns, is Qatar's national animal.