PHYSICAL AND CLIMATE FEATURES

Qatar is located between latitude 24 ' 27 and 26'10 North and Longitude 50'45 and 51 ' 40 East and so it is Located halfway along the western coast of the Arabian Gulf.

The Country is a peninsula extending towards the north of the Gulf with a set of Islands.

The length of the peninsula from south to extreme north is about 160 Km, and the total area including the islands is about 11427 sq.km.

The State of Qatar is administratively divided into Ten municipalities which are Doha, AL Rayyan, AL Wakra, Um slal, AL Khor, AL Shamal, AL Ghuwairiyah, AL Jemailiya, Jeryan AL Batna and Mesaieed.

Doha is the capital and commercial centre of the country. It is located midway along the Qatar's eastern coast and has a modern airport and important commercial port. Mesaieed as the second important town is located in the Southern Eastern coast and is about (36) km south of Doha. It is a modern industrial town and has two main ports; one is commercial and the other is for oil exportation.

Qatar is characterized by flat landscape except for some small hills and high ground to the north west. There are no high areas in Qatar except few scattered sandstone and limestone hills. the highest are those of Dukhan ( about 35 m )

The areas of vegetation are in the north, while the south is arid, covered by sand and salt flats.

Qatar is characterized by a hot summer starting from June till Middle of September . Winter is warm, with little rainfall. It starts from December till the end of February. The weather is generally pleasant during March, April, May, October and November.

Source of data :

Civil Aviation Authority, Meteorology Dept, Climete Section