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Doha (dō`hä), city (1994 est. pop. 361,500), capital of Qatar, SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf. Doha was a small fishing and pearling village until oil production in Qatar began in 1949. Since then it has become a modern city, with a deepwater port and an international airport. Fishing is still an important industry. DohaArabic Al-DawhahCity (pop., 1997: 264,009), capital of Qatar. Located on the east coast of the Qatar Peninsula, it contains about three-fifths of the country's population. Long a centre of pirate activity in the Persian Gulf, Doha was a small village when it became the capital of newly independent Qatar in 1971. The city has been thoroughly modernized. Its Government House (1969) was built on reclaimed waterfront land; its water supply is obtained by distilling seawater. The deepwater port, built in the 1970s, accommodates oceangoing vessels. Doha the capital and chief port of Qatar, on the E coast of the peninsula. Pop.: 370 000 (2002 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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14,15) In a study of PTTO, Coticchia and Dohar compared 17 children with MRSA and 19 children with methicillin-sensitive S aureus and found that the children with MRSA had received more systemic antibiotic treatment before and after tube placement. Building a power plant in India or a fast-food joint in the Dohar seem like invitations to trouble, especially for American companies. Dohar is an associate professor ofotolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and a pediatric otolaryngologist at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. |
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