{"id":30211,"date":"2026-07-06T10:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T04:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30211"},"modified":"2026-07-06T15:09:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T09:39:35","slug":"qatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/qatar\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Qatar Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, India\u2019s External Affairs Minister met Qatar\u2019s Prime Minister and reviewed several areas of bilateral cooperation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Qatar<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located on the <\/span><b>west coast of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/persian-gulf\/\" target=\"_blank\">Persian Gulf<\/a>.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bordering Countries:<\/strong>\u00a0It shares a\u00a0sole <strong>land border with Saudi Arabia<\/strong> to the south and is surrounded by the Persian Gulf on all other sides.<\/li>\n<li><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Doha<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Qatar<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It occupies the <\/span><b>Qatar Peninsula<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The landscape of Qatar is primarily <\/span><b>flat and barren desert.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sand dunes dominate the southern part of the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Point:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The highest point in the country is <\/span><b>Qurain Abu al-Bawl.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Salt Flats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> One of the most distinct geographical features of Qatar is its <\/span><b>salt flats or sabkhas.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Water Bodies:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Qatar <\/span><b>has wadis,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which are valleys that remain dry except during the rainy season when they can briefly turn into rivers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has large<\/span><b> reserves of oil and natural gas.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/eam-jaishankar-meets-qatar-pm-reviews-bilateral-cooperation-regional-developments\/article71186104.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qatar is a small peninsular nation located on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. 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