Doha (Arabic: الدوحة, romanized: ad-Dawḥa [adˈduħa] or ad-Dūḥa) is the capital 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, it is home to most of the country's population. It is also Qatar's fastest growing city, with over 80% of the nation's population living in Doha or its surrounding suburbs.
Doha was founded in the 1820s as an offshoot of Al Bidda. It was officially declared as the country's capital in 1971, when Qatar gained independence from being a British protectorate. As the commercial capital of Qatar and one of the emergent financial centers in the Middle East, Doha is considered a beta-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Doha accommodates Education City, an area devoted to research and education, and Hamad Medical City, an administrative area of medical care. It also includes Doha Sports City, or Aspire Zone, an international sports destination that includes Khalifa International Stadium, Hamad Aquatic Centre; and the Aspire Dome.
World championships
- February 6–10: 2024 FAI World Paramotor Slalom Championships in
Doha - March 23–26: 2024 FAI F1D World Championships for Indoor Model Aircraft in
Slanic Prahova - April 16–20: 2024 FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving in TBD
- July 2–13: 2024 CISM World Military Parachuting Championship in
Szolnok - July 13–27: 2024 FAI Junior World Gliding Championships & 2024 FAI World 13,5M Class Gliding Championship in
Ostrow Wielkopolski - August 6–10: 2024 FAI F1ABP Junior World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in
Prilep - August 10–17: 2024 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft in Strejnic
- August 12–17: 2024 FAI F2 World Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft in
Muncie - August 14 – September 1: 2024 FAI World Gliding Championships in Uvalde
- August 18–31: 2024 FAI Junior World Paragliding Championships in
Tolmin - August 31– September 1: 2024 FAI World Style and Accuracy Landing Championships & 2024 FAI Junior World Style and Accuracy Landing Championships & 2024 FAI World Canopy Formation Championships in
Prostejov - September 8–14: 2024 FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Szeged
- September 19–24: 2024 FAI World Canopy Piloting Championships & 2024 FAI World Canopy Piloting Freestyle Championships in
Pretoria - November 10–15: 2024 FAI F5B World Championship for Electric Model Aircraft in Maricopa
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