Ad Dawhah al Jadidah
Ad Dawhah al Jadidah
الدوحة الجديدة | |
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District | |
 Muaath Bin Jabal Street in Ad Dawhah al Jadidah | |
  Ad Dawhah al Jadidah Location in Qatar  Ad Dawhah al Jadidah Ad Dawhah al Jadidah (Qatar) | |
| Coordinates: 25°16′33″N 51°32′1″E / 25.27583°N 51.53361°E | |
| Country |  Qatar |
| Municipality | Ad Dawhah |
| Zone | Zone 15 |
| District no. | 13 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 13,059 |
Ad Dawhah al Jadidah (Arabic: الدوحة الجديدة) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. It is bordered to the north by Mushayrib, Fereej Al Asmakh and Barahat Al Jufairi, to the east by Old Al Ghanim, to the south by Najma and Fereej Bin Durham, and to the west by Fereej Abdel Aziz.[1]
It is primarily a residential district with several compounds and apartment blocks such as Adam Residence, Jaidah Housing, Al Madinah Suites, Al Sultan Tower, Jumeirah Furnished Apartments, and New Doha Residential Complex.[1]
Geography
[edit]Ad Dawhah al Jadidah borders the following districts:[1]
- Fereej Bin Durham & Najma to the south, separated by B Ring Road.
- Rawdat Al Khail to the southwest, separated by the B Ring Road-Rawdat Al Khail Street Intersection.
- Fereej Abdel Aziz to the west, separated by Rawdat Al Khail Street.
- Mushayrib and Al Asmakh to the north, separated by Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Thani Street.
- Old Al Ghanim to the east, separated by Airport Street.
Landmarks
[edit]- Al Hilal Building on Al Dhahran Street.[1]
- Al Mansour Plaza Hotel on B Ring Road.[1]
- Olympic Sports on Al Matar Street.[1]
Transport
[edit]Major roads that run through the district are Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Thani Street, Airport Street, Rawdat Al Khail Street and B Ring Road.[2]
Doha Metro
[edit]
The underground Al Doha Al Jadeeda station currently serves the Red Line of the Doha Metro.[3] As part of the metro's Phase 1, the station was inaugurated on 8 May, 2019, along with all other Red Line stations.[4] It is located at the intersection of B Ring Road and Airport Street.[5]
Among the station's facilities are a Commercial Bank ATM, a prayer room and restrooms.[5] Nearby landmarks within walking distance include the Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Concorde Hotel.[6] There are a total of four metrolinks, which is the Doha Metro's feeder bus network, servicing the station:[7]
- M112, which serves Ad Dawhah al Jadidah.
- M113, which serves Old Al Ghanim.
- M114, which serves Umm Ghuwailina.
- M115, which serves Najma and Fereej Bin Durham.
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2010 census, the settlement comprised 4,115 housing units[8] and 334 establishments.[9] There were 13,059 people living in the settlement, of which 83% were male and 17% were female. Out of the 13,059 inhabitants, 88% were 20 years of age or older and 12% were under the age of 20. The literacy rate stood at 93.5%.[10]
Employed persons made up 80% of the total population. Females accounted for 6% of the working population, while males accounted for 94% of the working population.[10]
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1986[11] | 7,698 |
| 1997[12] | 8,129 |
| 2004[13] | 8,038 |
| 2010[14] | 13,059 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Index map of Qatar". ArcGIS.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "QAR Metro". arcgis.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Saba Aziz (8 May 2019). "Qatar rolls out first-ever 'landmark' metro for public". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Plan My Journey Map". Qatar Rail. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Places to visit near Doha Metro stations". iloveqatar.net. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Metrolink". Qatar Rail. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Housing units, by type of unit and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Establishments by status of establishment and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Geo Statistics Application". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "1986 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "1997 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "2004 population census". Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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