Doha

Qatar

Doha is the capital and largest city, and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It is also Qatar's fastest growing city and over 80% of the nation's population live in Doha or its surrounding suburbs, which are known collectively as the Doha Metropolitan Area.

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Country: Qatar
Population: 1,450,000
Latitude: 25.29° N
Longitude: 51.53° E

Which way is Doha from…

From Paris, Doha lies at 103° to the east, 4,973 km as the crow flies.

Paris	103° east	4,973 km
London	104° east	5,214 km
New York	48° north-east	10,772 km
Madrid	91° east	5,335 km
Rome	105° east	4,014 km
Montreal	48° north-east	10,388 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	355° north	5,151 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

A flat map would push Doha south-east of London, to 123°; the compass corrects it to 104°, east, for 5,214 km. From Saint-Denis on Réunion Island, it is due north: 355°, 5,151 km away. To place Qatar’s capital, remember that Abu Dhabi lies 300 km to the east and Riyadh 485 km to the west.