Welcome to Doha
Since 1896, the Olympics have invited the world's best athletes in competition, shared by countries around the globe with a different city and nation for each games. However, Doha will be the first host city located in the Middle East, and one out of only eight cities in Asia to host the Games.
Doha welcomes you to Qatar, and to the 33rd Olympiad.
Doha welcomes you to Qatar, and to the 33rd Olympiad.
For most of its history, Doha was a poor fishing village dependent on pearl diving, and was regarded as a sleepy backwater until as recently as the early 1990s. Following the accession of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani as Emir in 1995, however, Qatar quickly began to modernize, and Doha is now taking huge strides to catch up with other nearby Gulf cities, especially in preparation for its hosting of the FIFA World Cup in 2022. The city is very much a work-in-progress, with a rapidly growing skyline and new buildings sprouting up almost like mushrooms.
For most visitors, Doha is synonymous with Qatar, as the vast majority of the country's population resides in the capital city. Doha has an astonishingly diverse population – just 13% of residents are native Qataris. Although Arabic is Qatar's official language, English is by default the lingua franca, as the majority of the city's expats do not speak Arabic, including most shopkeepers and service providers. Doha is also now one of the fastest-growing cities in the world, as workers continue to pour in to help build the developing economy.
If you've visited before, be assured that Doha today is not the same as it was just a couple of years ago, and will be very different again in a few years time.
For most visitors, Doha is synonymous with Qatar, as the vast majority of the country's population resides in the capital city. Doha has an astonishingly diverse population – just 13% of residents are native Qataris. Although Arabic is Qatar's official language, English is by default the lingua franca, as the majority of the city's expats do not speak Arabic, including most shopkeepers and service providers. Doha is also now one of the fastest-growing cities in the world, as workers continue to pour in to help build the developing economy.
If you've visited before, be assured that Doha today is not the same as it was just a couple of years ago, and will be very different again in a few years time.
Learn more about the City of Doha here
The Aspire Zone, also known as Doha Sports City, is a 250-hectare (2.5 square kilometers) sporting complex located inAl Waab district of Doha, Qatar. It was established as an international sports destination in 2003 and in the following year an educational centre for the development of sporting champions (the ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence) was opened. The complex contains several sporting venues, mostly constructed in preparation for the 2006 Asian Games.
These sporting venues include:
The complex is an important feature in the 2022 FIFA World Cup bid submitted by the Qatar Football Association, and was central to the Doha bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics put forward by the Qatar Olympic Committee.
Along with the new Olympic Stadium, the Aspire zone will serve as the main venue for the Doha 2024 Olympics.
Source: Wikipedia
These sporting venues include:
- Khalifa International Stadium, a 50,000-capacity stadium primarily used for soccer matches.
- Hamad Aquatic Center, an Olympic-size swimming pool.
- The Aspire Dome, which is the world's largest indoor multi-purpose sports hall and contains 13 different playing fields.
The complex is an important feature in the 2022 FIFA World Cup bid submitted by the Qatar Football Association, and was central to the Doha bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics put forward by the Qatar Olympic Committee.
Along with the new Olympic Stadium, the Aspire zone will serve as the main venue for the Doha 2024 Olympics.
Source: Wikipedia
An Olympic Village is an accommodation center built for the Olympic Games, usually within an Olympic Park or elsewhere in a host city. Olympic Villages are built to house all participating athletes, as well as officials and athletic trainers. After the Munich Massacre at the 1972 Olympics, the Villages have been made extremely secure. Only athletes, trainers and officials are allowed to room at the Village, though family members and former Olympic athletes are allowed inside with proper checks. Press and media are also barred.
The current Athlete Village is a group of buildings designed as part of a hospital complex in Qatar. The complex was utilized as athlete reception and village in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, and is composed of 5 buildings credited to Ongsa Architects.
Source: Ongsa Architects Co, Ltd. and Wikipedia
The current Athlete Village is a group of buildings designed as part of a hospital complex in Qatar. The complex was utilized as athlete reception and village in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, and is composed of 5 buildings credited to Ongsa Architects.
Source: Ongsa Architects Co, Ltd. and Wikipedia
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