Al Wakrah is the capital city of the Al Wakrah Municipality in Qatar, its eastern edge touching the Persian Gulf just south of Doha. Originally a small fishing and pearling village, it was an important pearling center when Qatar's economy depended on the industry, with around 300 ships recorded there by 1920. It has since grown into one of Qatar's more populous cities, with more than 80,000 residents, and gained further importance after large-scale oil operations began due to its proximity to the Mesaieed Industrial Area.
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Climate Zone Sources
1. Al Wakrah (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 87,970 (2015)
2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 25.25, 51.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 25.25, 51.75
25.25 51.75 BWh
3. GeoNames: Al Wakrah - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 289915, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 289915, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
25.17151 51.60337 P PPLA QA 10 26436 9 Asia/Qatar
Al Wakrah (Wikipedia)
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