Administrative divisions

Main article: Municipalities of Qatar

Municipalities of Qatar as of 2014

Qatar is divided into eight municipalities (Arabic: baladiyah).[197]

1. Al Shamal
2. Al Khor
3. Al-Shahaniya
4. Umm Salal
5. Al Daayen
6. Doha
7. Al Rayyan
8. Al Wakrah
For statistical purposes, the municipalities are further subdivided into 98 zones,[198] which
are in turn subdivided into blocks.[199]
Former municipalities
 Al Jemailiya (until 2004)[200]
 Al Ghuwariyah (until 2004)[200]
 Jariyan al Batnah (until 2004)[200]
 Mesaieed (Umm Sa'id) (until 2006)[201]

Geography
Main article: Geography of Qatar

Desert coast
Arabian oryx, the national animal of Qatar

Qatar is the fifth most water stressed country in the

world.
The Qatari peninsula protrudes 160 kilometres (100 mi) into the Persian Gulf, north of
Saudi Arabia. It lies between latitudes 24° and 27° N, and longitudes 50° and 52° E. Most
of the country consists of a low, barren plain, covered with sand. To the southeast lies
the Khor al Adaid ("Inland Sea"), an area of rolling sand dunes surrounding an inlet of the
Persian Gulf.
The highest point is Qurayn Abu al Bawl at 103 metres (338 ft)[3] in the Jebel Dukhan to the
west, a range of low limestone outcroppings running north–south from Zikrit through Umm
Bab to the southern border. The Jebel Dukhan area also contains Qatar's main onshore oil
deposits, while the natural gas fields lie offshore, to the northwest of the peninsula.[citation needed]
Biodiversity
See also: Wildlife of Qatar and Natural areas of Qatar
Qatar became part of the Rio Convention on Biological Diversity in 1996.[202] It subsequently
produced a National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan in 2005.[203] A total of
142 fungal species have been recorded from Qatar.[204] A book recently produced by the
Ministry of Environment documents the lizards known or believed to occur in Qatar, based
on surveys conducted by an international team of scientists and other collaborators.[205]
According to the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research, carbon dioxide
emissions per person average over 30 tonnes, one of the highest in the world.[206]
Climate

hideClimate data for Qatar

Y
J F M A J O
M Ju Au Se No De e
Month a e a p u c
ay n g p v c a
n b r r l t
r
 4
2 2 2 3 3 3
Mean 2
2 3 7 3 42 42 39 5 3
daily 39 ( 30 25
( ( ( ( (1 (1 (1 ( (
maximu (10 1 (86 (77
7 7 8 9 08 08 02 9 9
m °C 2) 0 ) )
2 3 1 1 ) ) ) 5 2
(°F) 8
) ) ) ) ) )
)

1 1 1 2 3 2 2
Mean
4 5 7 1 1 5 3
daily 27 29 31 29 21 16
( ( ( ( ( ( (
minimu (81 (8 (8 (8 (70 (61
5 5 6 7 8 7 7
m °C ) 4) 8) 4) ) )
7 9 3 0 8 7 4
(°F)
) ) ) ) ) ) )

1 1 1
7. 7
2. 7. 5.
Averag 6 1
7 8 2 0 0 12.
e precip ( 2.5 2.5 (
( ( ( 0 ( 0 0 ( 7
itation 0. (0. (0. 2
0. 0. 0. (0) 0 (0) (0) 0 (0.
mm 3 10) 10) .
5 7 6 ) ) 50)
(inches) 0 8
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) )
) ) )

Source: "Doha Annual Weather Averages". World Weather Online.

Retrieved 24 December 2022.

Sea Climate Data For Doha

Y
J A S O N D
Ja M M e
Month Feb Apr Jun u u e c o e
n ar ay a
l g p t v c
r

3 3 3 2 2 2
3
21. 20. 27. 2 3 0 7 3 6
30.5 2
Average sea 0 19.4 9 23.3 8 . . . . . .
(86. .
temperature °C (°F) (69 (66.9) (69 (73.9) (82 4 6 8 5 5 9
9) 8
.8) .6) ) ( ( ( ( ( (
(
9 9 8 8 7 8
9
0 2 7 1 4 0
 . . 1 . . . .
3 5 ) 4 5 3 5
) ) ) ) ) )

Source:[207]