Ras Laffan Industrial City

Ras Laffan
راس لفان
An LNG terminal in Ras Laffan in 2012
An LNG terminal in Ras Laffan in 2012
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Ras Laffan is located in Qatar
Ras Laffan
Ras Laffan
Coordinates: 25°51′27″N 51°32′20″E / 25.85750°N 51.53889°E / 25.85750; 51.53889
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Khor
ZoneZone 75
District no.312
Established1996
Area
 • Total55.5 km2 (21.4 sq mi)

Ras Laffan Industrial City (Arabic: راس لفان, romanizedRa’s Lafān) is a Qatari industrial hub located 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Doha. It is administered by QatarEnergy.

Ras Laffan Industrial City is Qatar's main site for production of liquefied natural gas and gas-to-liquid. It hosts among others ORYX GTL and Pearl GTL plants, QatarEnergy LNG plants, and the Dolphin gas processing plant, the Laffan Refinery, and Ras Laffan A, B, and C integrated water and power plants. With an enclosed water area of approximately 4,500 hectares Ras Laffan Port is the largest artificial harbour in the world and contains the world's largest LNG export facility.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 20 May 2019.