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Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Arabian Peninsula : official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1961
 * Biggest Industries In Qatar at WorldAtlas
 * Cities in Qatar at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of Qatar at Wikipedia
 * Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Qatar at FallingRain
 * Facts and figures about Qatar at Places in the world
 * Gazetteer - Index of places Qatar at Places in the world
 * List of Qatar Locations at GeoNames
 * Maps Of Qatar at WorldAtlas
 * National Intelligence Survey Gazetteer for Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates at archive.org
 * Outline of Qatar at Wikipedia
 * Population of Cities in Qatar 2023 at World Population Review
 * Religion in Qatar at Wikipedia
 * Religions Practiced In Qatar at WorldAtlas
 * Qatar - 10 Largest Cities at GeoNames
 * Qatar Cities Database at SimpleMaps
 * Qatar Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * Qatar: Municipalities, Zones, Cities, Localities - Population Statistics at City Population
 * Schools in Qatar at Wikipedia
 * Universities and colleges in Qatar at Wikipedia
 * Wadis of Qatar at Wikipedia

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates : official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States, United States Board on Geographic Names, Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center, Washington, D.C., 1976
 * Gazetteer of Qatar : names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Defense Mapping Agency, Defense Mapping Agency, Washington, D.C., 1986

Why Use Gazetteers
A gazetteer is a dictionary of place-names. Gazetteers list or describe towns and villages, parishes, states, populations, rivers and mountains, and other geographical features. They usually include only the names of places that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. Within a specific geographical area, the place-names are listed in alphabetical order, similar to a dictionary. You can use a gazetteer to locate the places where your family lived and to determine the civil and religious jurisdictions over those places.

There are many places within a country with similar or identical place-names. You will need to use a gazetteer to identify the specific town where your ancestor lived, the state the town was or is in, and the jurisdictions where records about the person was kept.

Gazetteer Contents
Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as:
 * Different religious denominations
 * Schools, colleges, and universities
 * Major manufacturers, canals, docks, and railroad stations
 * The population size.
 * Boundaries of civil jurisdiction.
 * Ecclesiastical jurisdiction(s)
 * Longitude and latitude.
 * Distances and direction from other from cities.
 * Schools, colleges, and universities.
 * Denominations and number of churches.
 * Historical and biographical information on some individuals (usually high-ranking or famous individuals)