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Qatalum CCGT power station
Qatalum CCGT power station is a captive natural gas-fired combined cycle plant in Mesaieed, Qatar, supplying the Qatalum aluminum smelter with up to 1,350 MW.
Qatar (venue)
Lusail International Circuit, originally Losail International Circuit, is a permanent motorsport facility in Doha, Qatar. Opened in 2004, it is globally renowned for hosting Formula 1 and major motorcycle championships.
Qatar (قطر)
Qatar (قطر), Al Thani-ruled emirate on the Arabian Gulf, independent since September 3, 1971. Gas-based economy on the North Field; over 91% of residents are migrant workers; 2026 Ras Laffan damage cut LNG supply.
Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid
Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid: Qatar Football Association campaign led by Hassan al-Thawadi that won the 2 December 2010 Zurich vote 14-8 over the United States, first Middle East host, followed by corruption allegations, the Garcia report, and a winter schedule change.
Qatar Airways (القطرية)
Qatar Airways (القطرية), also known as Qatar Airways Company Q.C.S.C., is the state-owned flag carrier of Qatar, established in 1993 and flying from Hamad International Airport in Doha.
Qatar Airways fleet
The Qatar Airways fleet is the Airbus and Boeing fleet of Qatar Airways, about 300 aircraft centered on the Boeing 777, 787, and Airbus A350, based in Doha.
Qatar Armed Forces (القوات المسلحة القطرية)
Qatar Armed Forces (القوات المسلحة القطرية): the land, air, and naval military of Qatar, about 16,500 personnel, rapidly expanded after the 2017 Gulf crisis with Rafale, F-15QA, Typhoon, and Leopard 2A7 purchases, hosting Al Udeid Air Base.
Qatar Central Bank
The Qatar Central Bank is the central bank of Qatar, established in 1993. It issues the Qatari riyal and holds it fixed at 3.64 per US dollar.
Qatar diplomatic crisis
Qatar diplomatic crisis (2017–2021): Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt severed ties and blockaded Qatar over its foreign policy and alleged support for Islamists; ended by the Al-Ula Declaration.
Qatar Investment Authority (جهاز قطر للاستثمار)
The Qatar Investment Authority (جهاز قطر للاستثمار) is Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, established in 2005 to grow the state's assets and diversify the economy away from hydrocarbons.
Qatar Islamic Bank
Qatar Islamic Bank is Qatar's largest Islamic bank and second-largest bank overall, with about US$61 billion in assets and over a third of Islamic banking assets.
Qatar National Bank
Qatar National Bank, founded in 1964 as Qatar's first Qatari-owned commercial bank, is the largest bank in the Middle East and Africa by assets, serving 36.4 million customers in more than 28 countries.
Qatar National Convention Centre
The Qatar National Convention Centre (مركز قطر الوطني للمؤتمرات, QNCC) is a convention, exhibition, and concert venue on the Qatar Foundation campus in Doha, opened in 2011.
Qatar national football team (منتخب قطر لكرة القدم)
Qatar national football team (منتخب قطر لكرة القدم), Al-Annabi, men's team of the Qatar Football Association. Two-time AFC Asian Cup champions (2019, 2023), three-time Gulf Cup winners, World Cup host 2022 and 2026 qualifier.
Qatar SC (نادي قطر الرياضي)
Qatar SC (نادي قطر الرياضي), or Qatar Sports Club, is a Doha football club founded in 1961, formerly Al Istiqlal, nicknamed The Kings, playing at Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium in the Doha Bank Stars League; it won the first official Qatari league title in 1972-73.
Qatar Sports Investments
Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), founded 2004, is Qatar's state-backed sports investment group chaired by Nasser Al-Khelaïfi; it bought 70% of Paris Saint-Germain in 2011 and also owns stakes in SC Braga, KAS Eupen, and padel tours.
Qatar Stars League (دوري نجوم قطر)
Qatar Stars League (دوري نجوم قطر), or Doha Bank Stars League, is Qatar's top football division: 12 clubs, founded 1971, professionalized 2008, Al Sadd the most titled club, with strict foreign-player limits and a new QSL 2 second tier from 2026-27.
Qatar Stock Exchange
The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) is Qatar's national securities exchange. Founded in 1995 as the Doha Securities Market, it listed 54 companies worth about $177 billion by end-2025.
Qatargas 2 Gas Field
Qatargas 2 is a Qatari liquefied natural gas venture drawing gas from the North Field, with two 7.8 mtpa mega-trains at Ras Laffan that started up in 2009.
Qatargas 3 Gas Field
Qatargas 3 is a Qatari liquefied natural gas project, a joint venture of QatarEnergy, ConocoPhillips, and Mitsui, producing LNG from the North Field since 2010.
Qatargas 4 Gas Field
Qatargas 4 is a one-train liquefied natural gas project in Qatar, jointly owned by QatarEnergy and Shell, which started producing LNG from the North Field in 2011.
Qatari connection affair
Qatari connection affair, or Qatargate (קטרגייט), Israeli political scandal in which Netanyahu aides Jonatan Urich and Eli Feldstein were allegedly paid by Qatar to promote its interests; criminal investigation, arrests, and gag order followed.
Qatari ibn al-Fuja'a
Qatari ibn al-Fuja'a (قطري بن الفجاءة) was an Arab poet-warrior who led the Azariqa Kharijites in Fars and Kirman, resisting Umayyad armies until his death around 698.
Qatari involvement in US higher education
Qatari involvement in US higher education: funding of American universities by Qatar and the Qatar Foundation, chiefly branch campuses in Doha's Education City (VCU, Weill Cornell, Texas A&M, Carnegie Mellon, Georgetown, Northwestern), over $1.1 billion reported in 2025 under Section 117.
Qatari riyal (ريال قطري)
The Qatari riyal (ريال قطري) is the currency of Qatar, issued by the Qatar Central Bank and fixed at 3.64 per US dollar since 2001, divided into 100 dirhams.
Qataris
Qataris are the citizen population of Qatar, an indigenous Arab minority of roughly 338,000 in mid-2020, only 11.3% of residents in 2023; Qatar does not publish full nationality breakdowns and runs a population policy addressing the imbalance.
Qatazilu
Qatazilu, also rendered Qatazili, was a king of Kummuh, a Neo-Hittite kingdom on the upper Euphrates, known from the annals of Shalmaneser III c. 858 BC.
Qatna
Qatna, modern Tell Mishrifeh, was a major Bronze Age Syrian kingdom near Homs, destroyed by the Hittites around 1340 BC and known for its royal palace, archive, and intact royal tomb found in 2002.
Qatran Tabrizi
Qatran Tabrizi (قطران تبریزی) was an 11th-century Persian-language poet who served the courts of Azerbaijan, Arran, and Armenia and praised their rulers in his qasidas.
Qattan 'Asqalani
Qattan 'Asqalani is the name given to a hadith transmitter, Muhammad ibn Ali al-Qattan al-'Asqalani, who must be distinguished from several earlier, unrelated scholars called al-Qattan or 'Asqalani.