Is Qatar a desert area?

Qatar is a peninsula country, located in the middle of the west coast of the Persian Gulf. Qatar is surrounded by the sea on the east, north and west, with a coastline of 563 kilometers; The southern land borders Saudi Arabia, with a land boundary of about 87 kilometers long; Geographical location is 24 27' to 2610' north latitude; East longitude 50 45' to 565 438+0 40', land area 1 152 1 km2.

Qatar is a low-lying country with the highest elevation of only103m, mostly desert or rocky Gobi. The terrain near the west coast is slightly higher, and there is a large area of exposed limestone from Zkrit to the south.

Qatar has a tropical desert climate with summer and winter all year round. In summer, it is 5438+00 from May to June, and the weather is hot and humid. The temperature is generally 25~46 degrees Celsius, and the highest temperature can reach more than 50 degrees Celsius. From June in winter 1 1 to April of the following year, the weather is cool and dry, and the temperature is generally 10~30 degrees Celsius, with a minimum of 7 degrees. The average annual rainfall is about 80 mm.

The historical evolution of Qatar;

On the qatar peninsula, local residents have maintained their production activities for thousands of years, but for most of the time before, they were only temporarily inhabited by some nomadic tribes.

Among them, Khalifa and Sod tribes once swept the Arabian Peninsula (later became kings of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia respectively) and settled along the coastline, fishing and breeding pearls. These tribes often fight with each other for advantageous oyster farms, so that the whole territory is divided and unified, and there has never been a unified sovereignty.

In the 7th century, Qatar was part of the Arab Empire.

15 17 Portuguese invasion, 1555 merged into Ottoman territory and was ruled by Turkey for more than 200 years. 1846, Sani Benmohamed established the emirate of Qatar. 1867, the caliph successfully landed in the navy in Valkla and banned the rebels. 1882, British invasion.

19 16, Qatar was forced to accept the slavery treaty, and Qatar became a British protectorate. In the 1950s, the voice of Britain to abandon the Arab countries in the Persian Gulf became louder and louder.

1968, British officials announced that they would give up control of the Persian Gulf within three years (politically rather than economically), and Qatar joined Bahrain and seven other warring states. However, there is a strong opposition in Qatar, forcing Qatar to break away from this alliance that eventually developed into the United Arab Emirates.

197 1 year, Qatar held the founding ceremony and officially became a sovereign and independent country.

On September 5, 2022/KLOC-0, local time, Qatar Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Khalid released the new national emblem of Qatar at the Qatar National Museum. The new national emblem consists of four elements: Arabian sword, palm tree, sea and sloop, which shows the traditional history and culture of Qatar.