ISO 3166-2:QA is the entry forQatar inISO 3166-2, part of theISO 3166standard published by theInternational Organization for Standardization (ISO), which definescodes for the names of the principalsubdivisions (e.g.,provinces orstates) of allcountries coded inISO 3166-1.
Currently for Qatar, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined foreight municipalities.
Each code consists of two parts separated by a hyphen. The first part isQA, theISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Qatar. The second part is two letters.
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
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| Code | Subdivision name (ar) (BGN/PCGN 1956) | Subdivision name (ar)[note 1] | Subdivision name (en)[note 2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| QA-DA | Ad Dawḩah | الدوحة | Doha |
| QA-KH | Al Khawr wa adh Dhakhīrah | الخور والذخيرة | Khor |
| QA-WA | Al Wakrah | الوكرة | Wakra |
| QA-RA | Ar Rayyān | الريان | Rayyan |
| QA-MS | Ash Shamāl | ٱلشَّمَال | North |
| QA-SH | Ash Shīḩānīyah | الشحانية | Shahaniya |
| QA-ZA | Az̧ Z̧a‘āyin | الضعاين | Daayen |
| QA-US | Umm Şalāl | أم صلال | Umm Salal |
The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) | Update resulting from the addition of names in administrative languages, and update of the administrative structure and of the list source | Subdivisions added: QA-ZAAz̧ Za̧`āyin Subdivisions deleted: QA-GHAl Ghuwayrīyah QA-JUAl Jumaylīyah QA-JBJarīyān al Bāţnah |
The following changes to the entry are listed on ISO's online catalogue, the Online Browsing Platform:
| Effective date of change | Short description of change (en) |
|---|---|
| 2011-12-13 | Update resulting from the addition of names in administrative languages, and update of the administrative structure and of the list source |
| 2017-11-23 | Addition of municipality QA-SH |