Doha

The name 'Doha' comes from the Arabic term dohat, meaning 'roundness', referring to the rounded bays along the coastline.

Doha was founded in the vicinity of Al Bidda sometime during the 1820s.

Street cats, introduced in the 1960s to combat rodent infestations, now number between 2 million and 3 million in Doha.

The population of Doha more than doubled from 2000 to 2010, reaching around one million residents.

Doha is the economic center of Qatar and is home to the country's largest oil and gas companies.