الدوحة (ad-Dawḥah)
الدوحة (ad-Dawḥah or ad-Dawḥa)1 is the capital of قطر (Qatar) and has a population of 1.313 million.2 The airport is one of the region's busiest. The city's tallest building as of early 2014 is the Aspire Tower. This 984 foot building was originally topped by a flame for the city's hosting of the 2006 Asian games; now it's a lasar beam. The building is the world's largest that is covered in woven wire cloth.3
External references
The Aspire Tower of ad-Dawḥah
Historical Maps
Footnotes
1. Doha in English.
2. As of 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doha, side banner, accessed 1/7/2014.
3. emporis.com, accessed 1/7/2014.
