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Qatar

This is a setup for the WME Wiki of Qatar.

Qatar is a small peninsula in the northeastern part of the Arabian Peninsula which is bordered by Saudi Arabia on the south while the entire shoreline is surrounded by the Arabian/Persian Gulf.

Currently, it consists of eight municipalities. Municipality of Doha which serves as the countries capital (with two city extension area the Wholesale Market and Industrial Area), on the south are the Municipality of Al Wakra and Municipality of Al Rayyan (portion of it is parallel next to Doha, in the middle is the Municipality of Umm Slal, while at the eastern portion is the Municipality of Al Daayen, while at the western portion is the Municipality of Al Sheehaniya and at the northern portion were the Municipality of Al Khor and Municipality of Al Shamal.

Qatar Municipalities;

• Municipality of Doha, الدوحة
• Municipality of Al Rayyan, الريان
• Municipality of Al Wakra, الوكرة
• Municipality of Al Sheehaniya, الشيحانية
• Municipality of Umm Slal, أم صلال
• Municipality of Al Daayen, الضعاين
• Municipality of Al Khor, الخور
• Municipality of Al Shamal, الشمال

City Naming;

Naming rules for city-field in Oman When naming cities outside of Doha use: <English cityname><comma><space><Arabic cityname> Example: Um Slal, أم صلال When naming cities inside of Doha use: <English District> Example: Mesaieed

For Freeways and Ramps, check the No City checkbox. For roads outside city boundaries, e.g. rural roads, also check the No City checkbox to prevent city smudging.

Road Naming;

When naming roads with official road numbers use: <Road number><space><dash><space><Road name>

For road names with less then 10 characters, you can write Street or Road behind it without abbreviations. For road names with more then 10 characters, you can write St or Rd behind it. Make sure NOT to add a dot (.) behind it, for optimal TTS pronounciation.