Doha Port ميناء الدوحة | |
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  Doha Port  Doha Port | |
| Coordinates:25°17′42″N51°32′38″E / 25.2950°N 51.5439°E /25.2950; 51.5439 | |
| Country |  Qatar |
| Municipality | Ad-Dawhah |
| Zone | Zone 19 |
| District no. | 18 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
Doha Port (Arabic:ميناء الدوحة,romanized: Mīnā’ ad Dawḩah) is a census-designated port district inDoha, the capital city ofQatar.[2][3] It was established as a deepwater port by the government in 1971 and initially had fourberths.[4] As of 2025[update], this increased to 450 berths.[5]
Doha Port is centrally located in Doha, and is adjacent to some of the country's most popular tourist destinations such asDoha Corniche andSouq Waqif.[6] Milaha Port Services gained control of the port in February 2011. Until the inauguration ofHamad Port in December 2016, Doha Port was the country's sole commercial port, capable of processing most types of cargo.[7] Immediately after Hamad Port was commissioned in December 2016 nearAl Wakrah, Doha Port suspended all commercial operations.[8]
Thought to be the country's oldest port, it was historically used to import goods from India and Persia to Doha'ssouqs.[5] However, access to Doha by large vessels was impeded by a broad coral bar separating the city's shoreline from the deeper waters of the Gulf. In 1970, the Qatari government reached an agreement with Japanese companyPenta-Ocean to dredge a channel to enable the direct reception of ocean-going ships. This made it the second deepwater port in Qatar afterMesaieed Port.[9]
In 1971, the project was completed, with awharf with 2,407 feet of frontage and fourberths having been constructed. The total cost was valued at £10 million and required a massive-scale dredging of approaches. This included an outer approach channel with a bottom depth of 27 feet and a bottom width of 350 feet running for 3.5 miles. A 1.5 mile-long inner approach channel, with a bottom depth of 30 feet and a bottom width of 400 feet, broadened into amaneuvering basin. The wharf was connected to the port through a 3,600 feet-long and 40-feet widecauseway. The government started work on another 757-long wharf valued at £250,000 in 1973.[4] In the years following its inauguration, imports grew markedly; between 1975 and 1976 alone, cargo handled at Doha increased by 770,000 tons to reach 1.2 million tons.[9]
Doha Port remained the country's main commercial port until December 2016, when its operations were transferred to the newly-openedHamad Port inUmm Al Houl, south of Doha.[10]
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