SUBSCRIBE for more Aerial Footage from Amazing Destinations around our Beatiful Planet - http://www.youtube.com/AerialDiscovery Discover DOHA, QATAR & Persian Gulf from the SKY - STUNNING Aerial Views Doha (Arabic: الدوحة‎‎, ad-Dawḥa or ad-Dōḥa, literally: "the big tree") is the capital city of the state of Qatar Doha also serves as the seat of government of Qatar. Doha is home to the Education City, an area devoted to research and education. Doha was the site of the first ministerial-level meeting of the Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization negotiations. The city of Doha held the 2006 Asian Games, which was the largest Asian Games ever held. Doha also hosted the 2011 Pan Arab Games and most of the games at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. Doha hosted the UNFCCC Climate Negotiations (COP 18) December 2012 and will host a large number of the venues for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The demography of Doha is unusual in that the majority of residents are expatriates, with Qatari nationals forming a minority. The largest portion of expatriates in Qatar are from South-East and South Asian countries, mainly Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Philippines, Bangladesh, and Indonesia, with large numbers of expatriates also coming from the Levant Arab countries, North Africa, and East Asia. Doha is also home to expatriates from Germany, Latvia, the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, France, South Africa, and Australia, as well as many other countries from all over the world. In the past, expatriates in Qatar were not allowed to own land; however, now people who are not Qatari citizens can buy land in several areas of Doha, including the West Bay Lagoon, the Qatar Pearl, and the new Lusail City. Ownership by foreigners in Qatar entitles them to a renewable residency permit, which allows them to live and work in Qatar. Much of Qatar's oil and natural gas wealth is visible in Doha, which is the economic centre of Qatar. Doha is home to the headquarters of the country's largest oil and gas companies, including Qatar Petroleum, Qatargas and RasGas. oil natural gas -- this is mostly the result of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa's modernization program. Like the nearby city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Doha's economy is moving away from its dependency on the oil and natural gas industries, although unlike Dubai, Doha's main focus is not tourism. this has caused a boom in the real estate sector, with real estate prices skyrocketing.[20] According to the BBC, as of late January 2007, Doha is now a more expensive city than Dubai in terms of real estate prices. This rate of growth has led to projects such as the Lusail City project, which is being constructed north of Doha and will eventually house 200,000 people. Construction is also booming in Doha, a result of increasing corporate and commercial activity there. This is most visible with the changing skyline of the city, as Doha has over 50 towers currently being constructed, the largest of which is the Dubai Towers. At the same time, 39 new hotels are joining Qatar's booming tourism market, adding about 9,000 new rooms by 2009. Some projects in Doha include: Al Waab City Aspire Tower Commercialbank Plaza Dubai Towers - Doha Education City Katara Lusail Museum of Islamic Art The Pearl In December 2010, Qatar won the rights to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and bring the event to the region for the first time. As a result of Qatar's harsh summers and the small population of the country, the bid contained several unique elements which were unprecedented in World Cup history. The winning bid proposed that all stadiums constructed to host the World Cup would be built as air conditioned indoor venues, in order to ensure that the event could be held in summer. In April 2012 Doha was awarded the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships [32] and the 2012 World Squash Championships The Persian Gulf is located in Western Asia between Iran (Persia) and the Arabian Peninsula. It is an extension of the Indian Ocean.[1] gulf war The Persian Gulf has many good fishing grounds, extensive coral reefs, and abundant pearl oysters, but its ecology has come under pressure from industrialization, and in particular, oil and petroleum spills during wars in the region. "Arabian Gulf" or "The Gulf" by most Arab states doha qatar "qatar airways" "doha qatar" arab arabian "arabian gulf" "the gulf" tourism "middle east" aerial "persian gulf" dubai "arab emirates" emirates city skyline project "world cup" "football world cup" football "football stadium" ocean holiday "luxury holiday" vip travel 2014 "far east" discovery "aerial discovery" video media viral tourist vacation trendy "doha hotel" "dubai hotel" airplane helicopter rich wealthy money cash beauty gopro tech technology "remote control" "dji phantom 2 vision" ar drone

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