ISO 3166-2:QA
ISO 3166-2:QA is the entry for Qatar in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for Qatar, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 8 municipalities.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is QA, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Qatar. The second part is two letters.
Current codes
[edit ]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 |
- Notes
Changes
[edit ]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年12月13日 (corrected 2011年12月15日) |
Update resulting from the addition of names in administrative languages, and update of the administrative structure and of the list source | Subdivisions added: QA-ZA Az̧ Za̧`āyin Subdivisions deleted: QA-GH Al Ghuwayrīyah QA-JU Al Jumaylīyah QA-JB Jarīyān 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年12月13日 | Update resulting from the addition of names in administrative languages, and update of the administrative structure and of the list source |
| 2017年11月23日 | Addition of municipality QA-SH |
See also
[edit ]- Subdivisions of Qatar
- FIPS region codes of Qatar
- Neighbouring country: SA
External links
[edit ]- ISO Online Browsing Platform: QA
- Municipalities of Qatar, Statoids.com