What is the sovereign country located in Western Asia for which footballer Muhannad Naim played?
Qatar Qatar ( , , or ; Arabic: قطر‎ ‎ "Qatar " ] ; local vernacular pronunciation: ] ), officially the State of Qatar (Arabic: دولة قطر‎ ‎ "Dawlat Qatar "), is a sovereign country located in Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. An arm of the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island country of Bahrain.
1997 West Asian Games The 1st West Asian Games was held from 19 to 28 November 1997 in Tehran, Iran and had around 850 athletes and 236 team officials participating from 10 countries in 11 sports. Initially only men were allowed to participate.