# Doha Port

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{{Not to be confused|Doha Port (Kuwait)}}
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'''Doha Port''' ({{langx|ar|ميناء الدوحة|Mīnā’ ad Dawḩah}}) is a census-designated port district in [Doha](/source/Doha), the capital city of [Qatar](/source/Qatar).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geoportal.gisqatar.org.qa/qmape/index.html|title=District map|publisher=The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar|accessdate=29 December 2018|archive-date=20 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120195155/http://geoportal.gisqatar.org.qa/qmape/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="2015census">{{cite web|url=https://www.mdps.gov.qa/ar/knowledge/Publications/Other/Census%202015.pdf|title=2015 population census|publisher=Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics|accessdate=29 December 2018|archive-date=14 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214014012/http://www.mdps.gov.qa/ar/knowledge/Publications/Other/Census%202015.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was established as a deepwater port by the government in 1971 and initially had four [berth](/source/Berth_(moorings))s.<ref name="era"/> {{As of|2025}}, this increased to 450 berths.<ref name="odp"/>

Doha Port is centrally located in Doha, and is adjacent to some of the country's most popular tourist destinations such as [Doha Corniche](/source/Doha_Corniche) and [Souq Waqif](/source/Souq_Waqif).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mwani.com.qa/Arabic/Ports/Pages/DohaPort.aspx|title=ميناء الدوحة|publisher=Mwani Qatar|language=Arabic|accessdate=29 December 2018}}</ref> Milaha Port Services gained control of the port in February 2011. Until the inauguration of [Hamad Port](/source/Hamad_Port) in December 2016, Doha Port was the country's sole commercial port, capable of processing most types of cargo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milahaml.com/pages/view/28/doha-port|title=Doha Port|publisher=MILAHA Maritime & Logistics|accessdate=29 December 2018|archive-date=30 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230080921/https://www.milahaml.com/pages/view/28/doha-port|url-status=dead}}</ref> Immediately after Hamad Port was commissioned in December 2016 near [Al Wakrah](/source/Al_Wakrah), Doha Port suspended all commercial operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fairplay.ihs.com/article/4304691/hamad-port-bucks-boycott-to-boost-throughput|title=Hamad Port bucks boycott to boost throughput|author=Peter Shaw-Smith|publisher=Fairplay|date=1 August 2018|accessdate=29 December 2018}}</ref>

==History==
Thought to be the country's oldest port, it was historically used to import goods from India and [Persia](/source/Persia) to Doha's [souq](/source/souq)s.<ref name="odp">{{cite web|url=https://odp.qa/discover|title=Discover|publisher=Old Doha Port|access-date=12 August 2025}}</ref> 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 [Persian Gulf](/source/Persian_Gulf). In 1970, the Qatari government reached an agreement with Japanese company [Penta-Ocean](/source/Penta-Ocean) to dredge a channel to enable the direct reception of ocean-going ships. This made it the second deepwater port in Qatar after [Mesaieed](/source/Mesaieed) Port.<ref name="origins">{{cite web|url=https://originsofdoha.wordpress.com/history-of-doha/doha-1916-1971-from-a-british-protectorate-to-independence/|title=Doha 1916 – 1971: From a British Protectorate to Independence|publisher=Origins of Doha Project|access-date=12 August 2025}}</ref>

In 1971, the project was completed, with a [wharf](/source/wharf) with 2,407 feet of frontage and four [berth](/source/Berth_(moorings))s 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 a [maneuvering basin](/source/Ship_model_basin). The wharf was connected to the port through a 3,600 feet-long and 40-feet wide [causeway](/source/causeway). The government started work on another 757-long wharf valued at £250,000 in 1973.<ref name="era">{{cite web|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c026189830|title=The era of reform|location=New York|publisher=Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nation|page=16|year=1973}}</ref> 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.<ref name="origins"/>

Doha Port remained the country's main commercial port until December 2016, when its operations were transferred to the newly-opened [Hamad Port](/source/Hamad_Port) in [Umm Al Houl](/source/Umm_Al_Houl), south of Doha.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldcargonews.com/ports-terminals/2016/12/qatar-opens-hamad-port/|title=Qatar opens Hamad port|publisher=World Cargo News|date=1 December 2016|access-date=12 August 2025}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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Doha (Al Bidda) Harbor (cropped).jpg|"Doha (Al Bidda) Harbour" (1937), designating Doha Port as "Customs House Landing"
Abandoned boats at Doha Port.jpg|Abandoned boats at Doha Port (2012)
View of boats docked at Doha Port in 2013.jpg|View of boats docked at Doha Port (2013)
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