This is a list of cities and towns in Qatar. Over 60 percent of residents of

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

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Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor, it is home to m ...

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Alphabetical list of cities and towns

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1. Population: 138,573; area: 1,541.1 km; includes

Fereej Al Soudan Fereej Al Soudan ( ar, فريج السودان) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. It is mainly a residential area. In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of Zone 55 which has a population of 283,675 and als ...

Al Waab Al Waab ( ar, الوعب, Al Wa‘b) is a district situated between the municipalities of Doha and Al Rayyan in Qatar. The district has witnessed tremendous growth beginning in the mid-1990s, resulting in the construction of numerous residential ...

Al Aziziya Al Aziziya ( ar, العزيزية) is a district in the municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar, located on the outskirts of Doha. Landmarks *The Qatar Center for Voluntary Activities was established in the district in July 2001. It encourages volunte ...

New Fereej Al Ghanim New Fereej Al Ghanim ( ar, فريج الغانم الجديد, Farīq al Ghānim al Jadīd; also referred to as Fereej Al Ghanim Al Jadeed) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. In the 2015 census it was listed as a dis ...

Fereej Al Murra Fereej Al Murra ( ar, فريج المرة) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of zone no. 55 which has a population of 283,675 and also includes Bu Sidra, Al Aziziya, ...

Fereej Al Manaseer Fereej Al Manaseer ( ar, فريج المناصير) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of Zone 55 which has a population of 283,675 and also includes Bu Sidra, Al Az ...

Bu Sidra Bu Sidra ( ar, بوسدرة; also spelled Abu Sidra) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of zone no. 55 which has a population of 283,675 and also includes New Fereej Al ...

Muaither Muaither ( ar, معيذر) is a district of Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. Etymology Referencing the area's geography, 'muaither' is derived from the Arabic 'mathar', meaning "place where animals are kept". ...

Al Sailiya Al Sailiya ( ar, السيلية, As Saylīyah) is a district of Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. Etymology The word "sailiya" is derived from the Arabic term "sayl", which translates as "to flow". It gained this ...

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Al Mearad Al Mearad ( ar, المعراض, Al Mi‘rāḑ) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of zone no. 55 which has a population of 283,675 and also includes New Fereej Al Gha ...

. 2. Population: 24,722; area: 167.1 km; includes

Leabaib Leabaib ( ar, لعبيب) is a village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Daayen. It is currently under-development as a mixed-use hub for southern Al Daayen, particularly for residential districts such as Jeryan Nejaima, Al Nuwaimi, and ...

, Al Ebb, Jeryan Jenaihat,

Al Kheesa Al Kheesa ( ar, الخيسة, Al Khīsah) is a village in the municipality of Al Daayen in Qatar. It was demarcated in 1988. It is approximately 3 km south of Rawdat Al Hamama. Etymology Al Kheesa derives its name from the Arabic word for 'larg ...

Rawdat Al Hamama Rawdat Al Hamam ( ar, روضة الحمام, Rawḑat al Hamam) is a village in the municipality of Al Daayen in Qatar. It is located between two major highways: Al Khor Expressway and Al Shamal Road. Government authorities have launched major dev ...

Wadi Al Wasaah Wadi Al Wasaah ( ar, وادي الوسعة, Wādī al Was‘ah) is a village in the municipality of Al Daayen in Qatar. It is bordered by the Umm Salal Municipality to west, Rawdat Al Hamama to the east and Al Sakhama to the north. Etymology Nam ...

Al Sakhama Al Sakhama ( ar, الصخامة, As Sakhāmah) is a village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Daayen. It is situated near the border with Umm Salal Municipality. Etymology In Qatari Arabic dialect, the word "sakhama" translates to "coa ...

Al Masrouhiya Al Masrouhiya ( ar, المسروحية) is a village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Daayen. Etymology The village derives its name from the Arabic term 'saraha', which roughly translates to "allow to wander in search of forage". As ...

Wadi Lusail Wadi Lusail ( ar, وادي لوسيل) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Daayen. In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of zone no. 70 which has a population of 53,001 and also includes 11 other districts. It bor ...

Umm Qarn Umm Qarn ( ar, أم قرن) is a village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Daayen. Located just off Al Shamal Highway, the village hosts the municipal office and currently serves as the municipality's administrative seat. The settlem ...

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Al Daayen Al Daayen ( Wehr: ">Romanization_of_Arabic.html" ;"title=" Romanization of Arabic">Wehr: also spelled as Wehr: is a Municipalities of Qatar, municipality in the state of Qatar. Most of the urban landscape can be found in the southern zone ...

. 3. Population: 46,976; area: 80.6 km; includes Al Gharrafa, Gharrafat Al Rayyan,

Izghawa Izghawa ( ar, ازغوى) is a district on the border between the two municipalities of Umm Salal and Al Rayyan in Qatar. Consequently, its administration is split, with its western portion (Izghawa 71) being managed by Umm Salal and the east (Iz ...

, Bani Hajer,

Al Seej Al Seej ( ar, السيج, As Sīq; also spelled Al Seeq) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of Zone 51 which has a population of 56,027 and also includes Izghawa, Gha ...

Rawdat Egdaim Rawdat Egdaim ( ar, روضة اقديم; also spelled Rawdat Ekdaim) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. In the 2015 census it was listed as a district of Zone 51, which has a population of 56,027 and also includes I ...

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Al Themaid Al Themaid ( ar, الثميد, Ath Thumayd; also spelled Al Thumaid) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of zone no. 51 which has a population of 56,027 and also includ ...

. 4. Population: 80,220; area: 459.0 km; includes Simaisma, Al Jeryan,

Al Khor Al Khor ( ar, الخور; also spelled ''Al Khawr''), officially Al Khor and Al Thakhira, is a municipality in coastal northeastern Qatar. Al Khor City, the municipal seat, is located in the northeast coast of Qatar, around from the capital, ...

. 5. Population: 1,868; area: 0.9 km; includes Al Khulaifat and

Ras Abu Aboud Ras Abu Aboud ( ar, راس بو عبود, Ra’s Abū ‘Abbūd) is a district located in the municipality of Doha in Qatar. It is an industrial district containing power and desalination plants. It accommodates one of the three major power stati ...

. 6. Population: 1,213; area: 36.0 km; includes

Jabal Thuaileb Jabal Thuaileb ( ar, جبل ثعيلب, Jabal Thu‘aylib, Fox Hills) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Daayen. It is also a census-designated district of Ad-Dawhah. It is closely situated to Lusail. After a cabinet resolu ...

Al Kharayej Al Kharayej ( ar, الخرايج, Al Kharā’ij) is a district in Qatar, geographically located in the municipality of Al Daayen but also included in the census as a district of Ad-Dawhah. After a cabinet resolution was passed in 2002, Al Kharay ...

Lusail Lusail ( ar, لوسيل, , ) is the second-largest city in Qatar, located on the coast, in the southern part of the municipality of Al Daayen. Lusail is located about north of the city centre of Doha, just north of the West Bay Lagoon, on over ...

Al Egla Al Egla ( ar, العقلة) is a district with portions in the municipality of Al Daayen and the municipality of Doha in Qatar. It adjoins the area of the planned city of Lusail. Rather than traditional neighborhoods, Al Egla consists of two larg ...

, and Wadi Al Banat. 7. Population: 85,906 ; area: 64.9 km; includes Fereej Al Asiri, New Fereej Al Khulaifat, Bu Samra,

Al Mamoura Al Mamoura ( ar, المعمورة; also spelled Al Ma'amoura) is a district in the municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar. Many international schools are found here. Landmarks Leisure and sports landmarks *Al Mamoura Park on Wadi Basah Street. *Al ...

Abu Hamour Abu Hamour ( ar, بوهامور, Abū Hāmūr) is a district in the municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar. Known to some as the "Wholesale Market District", it is a part of Metropolitan Doha. Etymology In Arabic, "abu" translates to "father" and in ...

Mesaimeer Mesaimeer ( ar, مسيمير, Musaymīr) is a district in the municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar. Located south-west of Doha, it shares borders with the Doha Industrial Area to the east, Umm Al Seneem, Abu Hamour and Al Mamoura to the north-wes ...

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Ain Khaled Ain Khaled ( ar, عين خالد, ‘Ayn Khālid) is a district in the municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar. Found on the outskirts of the capital city Doha, the area is historically known for its well which served the people of Doha and neighborin ...

. 8. Population: 22,459; area: 219.8 km; includes Al Thumama,

Al Wukair Al Wukair ( ar, اَلْوُكَيْر) is a town in Qatar, located in Al Wakrah Municipality. It is 19 minutes away from Doha and is located near the city of Al Wakrah. It was previously a prominent fishing and pearling village. It was demarc ...

, and Al Mashaf. 9. Population: 4,138; area: 0.2 km; includes

Al Najada Al Najada ( ar, النجادة) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Doha. It is one of the oldest districts of Doha. Doha's rapid urbanization during the 1970s after it gained independence resulted in the gradual decline of Al Na ...

Barahat Al Jufairi Barahat Al Jufairi ( ar, براحة الجفيري) is a district named after the Al Jufairi tribe, a highly prominent family in Qatar. Barahat Al Jufairi is a city located in the municipality of Doha. Historically, it was used as a central mar ...

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Fereej Al Asmakh Fereej Al Asmakh ( ar, فريج الأصمخ, Farīj al-'Aṣmakh) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. Administratively, it is part of Zone 5, along with Al Najada Al Najada ( ar, النجادة) is a district in ...

. 10. Population: 2,782; area: 4.1 km; includes

Al Qassar Al Qassar ( ar, القصار, Al Qaşşār; also spelled to as Al Gassar) is a seafront district on Qatar's eastern coast, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. In the 2015 census it formed Zone 61 with Al Dafna and Zone 66 with Onaiza and ...

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Al Dafna Al Dafna (Arabic: الدفنة) is a seaside district of the Qatari capital Doha located on the Persian Gulf. The district is currently rapidly developing into a central business district, and since the late 1990s dozens of skyscrapers have risen ...

. 11. Population: 22,168; area: 25.4 km; includes Leqtaifiya,

Onaiza Onaiza ( ar, عنيزة, ‘Unayzah) is a north-eastern district of Doha, Qatar. It is located between Al Dafna, Qatar's emerging central business district, and Lusail, a development north of Doha which is set to hold 200,000 residents in the nea ...

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. 12. Population: 4,996; area: 166.6 km; includes

Madinat ash Shamal Madinat ash Shamal ( ar, الشمال) is the capital city of the municipality of Al Shamal in Qatar. Located more than north of Qatar's capital Doha, the city was delimited in 1988 and shares its boundaries with Ar Ru'ays to the east and Abu ...

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. 13. Population: 15,184; area: 2.7 km; includes

Al Sadd Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd (Qatar), Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, whic ...

, New Al Mirqab and Fereej Al Nasr. 13. Population: 5,558; area: 9.7 km; includes Jelaiah, Al Tarfa and

Jeryan Nejaima Jeryan Nejaima ( ar, جريان نجيمة) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by natio ...

. 14. Population: 128,574; area: 550.5 km; includes

Al Thakhira Al Thakhira ( ar, الذخيره, Adh Dhakhīrah, Ammunition) is a town on the coast of the Al Khor municipality in Qatar, about northeast of the city of Al Khor City and from the capital Doha. It is closely affiliated with Al Khor City, with b ...

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Umm Birka Umm Birka ( ar, أُمّ بِرْكَة; also spelled Umm Baraka) is a settlement in the Al Khor municipality in Qatar. Etymology Umm Birka derives its name from the Arabic word "barikat," which means "blessing." It was named this in reference t ...

. 15. Population: 76,291; area: 103.3 km; includes New Al Rayyan, Al Wajba, and

. 16. Population: 1,009; area: 427.2 km; includes

Al Zubarah Zubarah ( ar, الزبارة), also referred to as Al Zubarah or Az Zubarah, is a ruined and ancient fort located on the north western coast of the Qatar peninsula in the Al Shamal municipality, about 105 km from the Qatari capital of Doha. ...

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Abu Dhalouf Abu Dhalouf ( ar, أبو ظلوف, Abū Ḑalūf) is a town on the north coast of Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Shamal. It was demarcated in 1988 and is bounded by Madinat ash Shamal to the immediate east, with Ar Ru'ays located to t ...

. 17. Population: 1,970; area: 307.3 km; includes

Fuwayrit Fuwayrit ( ar, فويرط; also spelled as Fuwairat) is a coastal village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal approximately 90 km north of the capital Doha. It is an important site for Qatar's oil industry. Archaeological e ...

Ain Sinan Ain Sinan ( ar, عين سنان, ‘Ayn Sinān) is a village on the north coast of Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Shamal. Historically, the village has been mainly inhabited by members of the Al-Rashed tribe. Etymology Ain Sinan gets it ...

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Madinat Al Kaaban Madinat Al Kaaban ( ar, مدينة الكعبان, Madīnat al Ka‘bān) is a village in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ash Shamal. It is near the border with Al Khor Municipality. Etymology The 'madinat' portion translates to 'city' in E ...

. 18. Population: 60,509; area: 317.9 km; includes

Al Kharaitiyat Al Kharaitiyat ( ar, الخريطيات, Al Khurayţīyāt) is a town in the municipality of Umm Salal in Qatar. Etymology "Kharaitiyat" is the plural form of the Arabic term "khurat", which roughly translates to "map-like". The town received its ...

Umm Salal Ali Umm Salal Ali ( ar, أم صلال علي, Umm Şalāl ‘Alī) is the seat of the municipality of Umm Salal in Qatar. Etymology In Arabic, "Umm Salal" roughly translates to "mother of rocks". The name "Ali" added onto the end refers to Ali bin ...

Umm Salal Mohammed Umm Salal Mohammed ( ar, أم صلال محمد, Umm Şalāl Muḩammad) is a town in the municipality of Umm Salal in Qatar. The town has numerous farms, wells and a large water reservoir which is filled during the rainy season. Geography The ...

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Bu Fasseela Bu Fasseela ( ar, بوفسيلة, Bū Fasīlah) is a village in the municipality of Umm Salal Umm Salal (; also spelled Umm Slal) is a municipality in the State of Qatar. It contains several historic places, such as Barzan Tower. The municipal ...

. 19. Population: 20,416; area: 13.4 km; includes Al Luqta,

Lebday Lebday ( ar, لبديع; also spelled as Libdayya) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of zone no. 52 which has a population of 18,433 and also includes Al Shagub, Old ...

, Old Al Rayyan, Al Shagub and

Fereej Al Zaeem Fereej Al Zaeem ( ar, فريج الزعيم) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. The Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art is situated in the district as well as sections of Education City. In the 2015 census, it was ...

. 20. Population: 23,591; area: 18.1 km; includes Fereej Al Amir,

Luaib Luaib ( ar, لوعيب) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of zone no. 54 which has a population of 24,593 and also includes Baaya, Muraikh, Mehairja, Fereej Al Soud ...

Muraikh Muraikh ( ar, مريخ) is a district of Al Rayyan City in the municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar. Etymology The district derives its name from "markh" ('' Leptadenia pyrotechnica''), the local term used for a tree that grows abundantly in the a ...

Baaya Baaya ( ar, بعيا; also spelled as Baaja) is a district in the municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar. It is one of the more developed districts in Al Rayyan, hosting Villaggio Mall, Aspire Park, and the Aspire Zone, all of which run along Al Waa ...

, Mehairja and

. 21. Population: 4,886; area: 0.4 km; includes Fereej Mohammed bin Jassim and

Mushayrib Mushayrib ( ar, مشيرب; also spelled Musheireb) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. As of the 2010 census, the former district of Al Asmakh has been integrated into Mushayrib. It is one of the oldest districts of ...

. 22. Population: 7,125; area: 0.5 km; includes

Al Rufaa Al Rufaa ( ar, الرفاع) is a neighborhood of Doha, Qatar. In the 2015 population census it was recorded as being in Zone 17 with Old Al Hitmi, which it borders to the east with the boundary being Sheraouh Street. Geography Al Rufaa borders ...

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Old Al Hitmi Old Al Hitmi ( ar, الهتمي العتيق; also known as Al-Hitmi Al-Ateeq or simply Al Hitmi) is a mixed-use district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. The name is derived from Al-Hitmi family, which is a branch of the main ...

. 23. Population: 741; area: 0.5 km; includes

As Salatah As Salatah ( ar, اسلطة; also known as Old Al Salata) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. It is primarily a commercial district and is situated near Hamad International Airport. In the 1970s, as part of a master ...

and Al Mirqab. 24. Population: 31,573; area: 1.5 km; includes

Al Mansoura Mansoura (' , rural: ) is a city in Egypt, with a population of 960,423. It is the capital of the Dakahlia Governorate. Etymology ''Mansoura'' in Arabic means "victorious". The city is named after the El Mansoura Battle against Louis IX of ...

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Fereej Bin Durham Fereej Bin Durham ( ar, فريج بن درهم; also spelled as Fereej bin Derhem) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. Together with Al Mansoura, it makes up Zone 25 which has a total population of 37,082. The d ...

. 25. Population: 14,725; area: 2.4 km; includes Madinat Khalifa North and

Dahl Al Hamam Dahl Al Hamam ( ar, دحل الحمام, Daḩl al Ḩammām) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. Together with Madinat Khalifa North, which it is adjacent to in the south-west, it makes up Zone 32 which has a popu ...

. 26. Population: 21,066; area: 2.5 km; includes

Fereej Bin Omran Fereej Bin Omran ( ar, فريج بن عمران) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. Together with New Al Hitmi and Hamad Medical City, it makes up Zone 37 which has a total population of 26,121. Landmarks *Elite M ...

New Al Hitmi New Al Hitmi ( ar, الهتمي الجديد; also known as Al-Hitmi Al-Jadeed) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. The name is derived from the Al-Hitmi family, which is a branch of the main Al Bin Ali tribe. Toget ...

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Hamad Medical City Hamad Medical City ( ar, مدينة حمد الطبية) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. Together with New Al Hitmi and Fereej Bin Omran, it makes up Zone 37 which has a total population of 26,121. It is admini ...

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Alphabetical list of cities and towns

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