The Qatar Basketball Federation () is the

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. The federation was founded in 1964 and joined

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in 1977 and

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in 1979. It represents basketball with public authorities as well as with national and international sports organizations and as such with Qatar in international competitions. It also defends the moral and material interests of Basketball in Qatar. It is affiliated with

and

. The federation also organizes the

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and the Qatar women's national basketball team.

Leagues

* Qatari Basketball League

References

Official website of Qatar Basketball Federation
1964 establishments in Qatar Basketball in Qatar National members of FIBA Asia Sports organizations established in 1964 Sports governing bodies in Qatar {{sport-org-stub