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Geography of Qatar

A visit to Qatar means finding that centre point between contrasts few other landscapes can match. With our country’s compact size and unique geography, you’ll find desert dunes in reach of crystal-clear waters, and ultra-modern cities like our capital Doha surrounded with ancient villages and cultural wonders.

Geography of Qatar | Where is Qatar?
Geography of Qatar | Where is Qatar?

Qatar peaks out from the continent to create what many call the pearl of the Arabian Peninsula. Our country’s compact land mass extends north into the Persian Gulf in Western Asia. In the south, Qatar shares a border with Saudi Arabia, and the rest borders only restful waters.

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Discover Qatar’s rolling desert dunes

Qatar’s striking crescent-shaped dunes move with the sands of time as Al Shamal winds blow across the sloped plains. Ancient hills and mountains surround these plains painted with black and brown tones. The highest peak can be found at Qurain Abu al-Bawl in the south of Qatar, just 103 m above Qatar’s lowest point at 0 m sea level.

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BLUE WATERS LIE BEYOND THE DESERT

Qatar’s coastline stretches 563 km with beaches of white sand and serene sea water that ranges from turquoise to deep blue. All along the coast, there are little spots of paradise on ten islands, some of which offer great sights and resorts.

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Qatar is blessed with natural resources

Our beautiful country is not just blessed with landscapes fit for geography textbooks, but also with plenty of natural resources – particularly as one of the world’s biggest providers of natural gas. 

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Qatar holds between 10% and 14% of the world’s known natural gas reserves, and our offshore North Field is one of the world’s largest gas fields. Before the shift towards natural gas, Qatar’s economy was more dependent on the export of oil found along the western coast at Dukhān and offshore from the eastern coast.

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The discovery of oil in Qatar in 1939 set about rapid changes and modernisation. It created vast opportunities and Qatar’s population boomed as a result. Today, Qatar is known more for its natural gas than for its oil, but still holds 25 244 000 000 barrels of proven oil reserves, ranking 13th in the world.

Did you know? Qatar has no rivers and only gets about 10 cm of rain on average every year. To make sure there is enough drinking water, Qatar makes use of desalination plants to make seawater drinkable.

Geography of Qatar | Where is Qatar?