GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

FIFA WORLD CUP

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The capital city of Qatar is ____
A
Addis Ababa
B
Doha
C
Dubai
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Doha is the capital and most populous city of the State of Qatar. Doha has a population of 1, 351, 000 in the city proper with the overall population close to 1.5 million. The city is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in the east of the country.

Detailed explanation-2: -In late 1971 Doha became the capital of newly independent Qatar. Where on Earth is That? Long a sleepy pearling and fishing village, Doha had about 350 pearling boats at the beginning of the 20th century.

Detailed explanation-3: -Qatar (UK: /ˈkætɑːr, ˈkʌt-, ˈɡæt-, ˈɡʌt-, kæˈtɑːr, ɡæ-, kə-/, US: /ˈkɑːtɑːr, kəˈtɑːr/; Arabic: , romanized: Qaṭar [ˈqɑtˤɑr]; local vernacular pronunciation: [ˈɡɪtˤɑr]), officially the State of Qatar, is a country in Western Asia.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, the name “Doha” originated from the Arabic term dohat, meaning “roundness"-a reference to the rounded bays surrounding the area’s coastline.

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