Fun fact 2 about Al Wakrah
city
Al Wakrah may have served as the first urban centre of Qatar.
Al Wakrah
Qatar
Tap to learn more
city
Al Wakrah
Qatar
Country
Qatar
Population
264.0K
Coordinates
25.17, 51.60
Al Wakrah is the capital city of the Al Wakrah Municipality in Qatar. Al Wakrah's eastern edge touches the shores of the Persian Gulf and Qatar's capital Doha is situated immediately north of the city. Governed by Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, it was originally a small fishing and pearling village.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Alex Sergeev (www.asergeev.com) · CC BY-SA 3.0