2006 Asian Games torch relay

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Host city Doha, Qatar
Countries visited13 (Including Qatar)
Distance50,000 km
Torch bearers3,500
Start date8 October 2006
End date1 December 2006

On 8 October 2006, a brief ceremony was held at the Doha Golf Club where the torch was lit with a flame named "Flame of Hospitality". With the involvement of over 3,000 people, the torch crossed eight former Asian Games host countries and four Gulf Cooperation Council member states. The torch travelled back to Doha held by Sheikh Joan Bin Hamad Al-Thani, and the journey around the city itself started on 25 November 2006 and lasted until the opening ceremony of the Games. The first pit stop was in New Delhi, the birthplace of the Asian Games on 11 October 2006 where the torch's flame was fused together with the Eternal Asian Games Flame which was generated from parabolic mirrors directed straight at the sun at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium. During the fourth stop in Hiroshima on 21 October, the torch's flame was fused together with the Peace flame at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

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During the international leg of the relay, the flame was transported from city to city aboard a Qatar Amiri Flight Airbus A310. On board, the flame was carried and burned continuously in a safety lantern.

Below is a list of places visited by the torch:

Torch lighting

  1. Doha (8 October)

International route

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Route of the torch relay.
NoNationCityDateNotesRef
1Flag of India.svg  India New Delhi 11–12 OctoberHost of the 1951 and 1982 edition, Capital city.
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Busan 14 OctoberHost of the 2002 edition, Major city. Capital city, Seoul previously hosted the 1986 edition. [1]
3Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Manila 19 OctoberHost of the 1954 edition, Capital city. [2]
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Hiroshima 21 OctoberHost of the 1994 edition, Major city. Capital city, Tokyo previously hosted the 1958 edition.
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing 22 OctoberHost of the 1990 edition, Capital city. [3]
Guangzhou 25 OctoberHost of the 2010 edition, Major city. [4]
Macau 26 OctoberSpecial Administrative Region, Major city. [5]
Hong Kong 27 OctoberSpecial Administrative Region, Major city. [6] [7]
6Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Jakarta 28–29 OctoberHost of the 1962 edition, Capital city. [8]
7Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Bangkok 4–5 NovemberHost of the 1966, 1970, 1978 and 1998 edition, Capital city. [9]
8Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Mashhad 7 NovemberMajor city [10]
Esfahan 8 NovemberMajor city [11]
Tehran 9 NovemberHost of the 1974 edition, Capital city [12]
9Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Salalah 11 NovemberMajor city [13]
Muscat 13 NovemberCapital city [14]
Sohar 14 NovemberMajor city [15]
10Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Hatta 15 NovemberMajor city [16]
Sharjah 16 NovemberMajor city [17]
Dubai 18 NovemberLargest major city [18]
Abu Dhabi 19 NovemberCapital city [19]
11Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Kuwait City 20–21 NovemberCapital city [20]
12Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Manama 23–24 NovemberCapital city [21] [22]

Qatari route

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Torch relay stops within Qatar
NoMunicipalityCityDateRef
1 Al Shamal Madinat ash Shamal 25 November [23]
2 Al-Shahaniya Dukhan 26 November [24]
3 Al Wakrah Al Wakrah 27 November [25]
4 Al Khor Al Khor 28 November [26]
5 Ad-Dawhah Doha 29 November – 1 December [27] [28]

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