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Microsoft Azure Qatar Central (Doha)

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Doha, Qatar · QA · Microsoft Corporation

OperationalAI-Capable HyperscaleVerified

Environment

Water Stress
extremely highA

WRI Aqueduct 4.0, 2023, 2023

Aquifer Stress
Not DisclosedND
Grid Carbon Intensity
489 gCO₂/kWhB

IEA Electricity Information 2022, Qatar, 2022

Grid RegionQatar National Grid (KAHRAMAA)
Drought Risk
high

NOAA/WMO Global Climate Data, 2023

Environmental Review
approved

Qatar Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

Facility

CompanyMicrosoft Corporation
CategoryAI-Capable Hyperscale
StatusOperational
Year Opened2022
CapacityNot DisclosedND
Location
25.2900, 51.5300 · QA
RegionDoha, Qatar
Research statusVerified
Last verified2026-05-01

Evidence (1 source)

Microsoft opens first global datacenter region in QatarHigh trust
Journalism2022-08-31Microsoft News (Middle East)

Confirms August 2022 launch, Doha location, Meeza hosting, and first-in-Qatar status.

Microsoft Azure Qatar Central launched in Doha in August 2022, hosted in Meeza's facilities — the first global hyperscale cloud region in Qatar.
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