Qatar, which is also known as the ‘State of Qatar’ is located on the north eastly coast of the peninsula. It borders the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is surrounded by the Persian Gulf. Qatar was discovered around the 6th century BC. It is an oil and gas rich nation and has the world’s third largest gas resources. The capital is Doha which is located on the East Coast. The area of Qatar is 11,437 square kilometres and the population is approximately 1,409,1000. Most of Qatar is barren as it is low and covered in sand. Sand dunes surround the inlet to the Persian Gulf. The climate here is warm all year round with the minimum temperature in winter being 13 degrees Celsius and in summer (July – August) it can get up to 41 degrees. It is humid in Qatar and rainfall is minimal.
Things to do in Qatar – Go blokarting over the beach, enjoy camel racing and ride a camel yourself, go dune and wadi bashing, explore the capital city, try sandboarding/skiing, go shopping in the modern malls or enjoy the traditional markets, go fishing or scuba diving, learn to fly, and play golf.
Qatar is a small peninsula nation situation to the North of the United Arab Emir-ates and to the East of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf. While Qatar has a rela-tively small land mass compared to its neighbours it has large deposits of natural resources making it a wealthy nation. Qatar is on the boom a the moment and many exciting opportunities are opening up there for senior management and sen-ior clinical health workers.
Doha is an emeging and modern city, billed to be the next Dubai the Qatari government is working to make it a global hub of excellent for business, fi-nance, health and sports events.
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