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  Image: Geographic Location Direction Photo #: ISS025-E-6121 Date: Oct. 2010
Geographic Region: QATAR
Feature: DOHA, HARBOR, ISLETS, SHOALS, AIRPORT, ROADS, DESERT

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  Doha, Qatar

Note: Caption refers to the image versions marked "NASA's Earth Observatory Website".

The old and new zones of Doha, the capital city of Qatar, are clearly visible from the International Space Station. The old city comprises the ancient bazaar, or Souq, near the dhow harbor, which is still used today for traditional Arab sailing vessels. Modern port facilities have sprung up to the east of the Souq.

Subsequent developments have sprouted progressively further from the ancient center, with ring roads concentrically arranged around it. The diplomatic quarter is reached via the waterfront Corniche promenade, north of the old city. Further away, an extensive marina known as West Bay Lagoon, with boating access to the Persian Gulf, stands out (image top).

Qatar's new artificial island, known as the Pearl-Qatar, is under construction with 32 kilometers of new coastline just offshore of West Bay Lagoon. This development is intended mainly as a residential zone, with themes based on Arabic, Mediterranean, and European cultures. The Pearl-Qatar is so named because it is being built on one of Qatar's historical pearl diving sites. A string of small islands built along the outer margin is intended to recall the pearl-diving culture of the nation's past.

When compared to maps of the proposed project, the basic outline of the islands appears to be substantially complete. The distance from the entry causeway to the end of the string of small islands is 5 kilometers in a straight line. This image also shows the network of deep access channels--marked by darker blue water--leading to The Pearl-Qatar and West Bay Lagoon.

The population of Qatar is almost 1.7 million, with nearly 75 percent being migrant workers from south and southeast Asia. Ninety percent of Qatari citizens live in Doha. Qatar enjoys vast hydrocarbon wealth, thanks to the third largest gas reserves in the world. Consequently, the emirate has one of the highest per capita gross domestic products (GDP) in the world.

Qataris are known to be cricket, tennis, and soccer enthusiasts. On December 2, 2010, Qatar won the bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. An underground soccer (football) stadium is being built, the first of its kind. The existing sports complex is based at the Khalifa Stadium, visible to the southwest of the city.
 
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Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 228k
Mission: ISS025  
Roll - Frame: E - 6121
Geographical Name: QATAR  
Features: DOHA, HARBOR, ISLETS, SHOALS, AIRPORT, ROADS, DESERT  
Center Lat x Lon: 25.3N x 51.5E
Film Exposure:   N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 10
 
Camera: N2
 
Camera Tilt: 16   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 180  
 
Nadir to Photo Center Direction: E   The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West
Stereo?:   Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number: 79  
 
Date: 20101005   YYYYMMDD
Time: 080318   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 25.3N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: 50.6E  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth: 169   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 189   nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 60   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views: ISLAND  
Water Views: BAY, GULF, LAGOON  
Atmosphere Views:  
Man Made Views: HARBOR, PORT  
City Views: DOHA  
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