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fiogf49gjkf0d QATAR IS SITUATED ON THE WESTERN COAST OF THE PERSIAN GULF, COVERING 10,000 SQ KM. IT TENDS TO BE A FLAT COUNTRY, RISING SLIGHTLY FROM THE EAST TO A CENTRAL LIMESTONE PLATEAU, WITH HEIGHTS OF 100M. LOW CLIFFS MAY BE FOUND ON THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN COASTS. SAND MAINLY COVERS THE SOUTH, WHILE SAND DUNES ARE ABUNDANT IN THE SOUTHEAST. THE REMAINDER OF QATAR IS SANDY, BARE AND INCLUDES SALT FLATS, DUNE DESERTS AND UNFERTILE PLAINS. EAST OF DOHO LIES, HALUL, QATAR'S PRINCIPAL CORAL REEF.
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