Ad Dawhah al Jadidah explained
Official Name: | Ad Dawhah al Jadidah |
Native Name: | الدوحة الجديدة |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Qatar Doha#Qatar |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Qatar |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 190 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Qatar |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Ad Dawhah |
Subdivision Type2: | Zone |
Subdivision Name2: | Zone 15 |
Subdivision Type3: | District no. |
Subdivision Name3: | 13 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 0.5 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 13,059 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 25.2758°N 51.5336°W |
Ad Dawhah al Jadidah (ar|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.
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.
Geography
Ad Dawhah al Jadidah borders the following districts:
Landmarks
- 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
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
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]
Demographics
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]
References
- Web site: District map. The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. 7 January 2019. 20 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221120195155/http://geoportal.gisqatar.org.qa/qmape/index.html. dead.
- Web site: Index map of Qatar. ArcGIS.com. 25 August 2019.
- Web site: QAR Metro. arcgis.com. 17 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204130524/https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=d7bdb1a6c8374913a8b98292194b187c. 4 December 2019. dead.
- Web site: Qatar rolls out first-ever 'landmark' metro for public. Al Jazeera. Saba Aziz. 8 May 2019. 6 December 2019.
- Web site: Plan My Journey Map. Qatar Rail. 6 December 2019.
- Web site: Places to visit near Doha Metro stations. iloveqatar.net. 27 November 2019. 6 December 2019.
- Web site: Metrolink. Qatar Rail. 6 December 2019.
- Web site: Housing units, by type of unit and zone (April 2010). Qatar Statistics Authority. 7 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708032221/http://www.qsa.gov.qa/QatarCensus/Housing%20units/PDF/9_25_B.pdf. 8 July 2015. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Establishments by status of establishment and zone (April 2010). Qatar Statistics Authority. 7 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708050951/http://www.qsa.gov.qa/QatarCensus/Establishments/PDF/10.02.pdf. 8 July 2015. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Geo Statistics Application. Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 7 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20120911175559/http://gsa.qsa.gov.qa/GSA/GSA.html. 2012-09-11. dead.
- Web site: 1986 population census . Qatar Statistics Authority . 2 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150703140352/http://www.qix.gov.qa/portal/page/portal/QIXPOC/Documents/QIX%20Knowledge%20Base/Publication/Population%20Statistics/Census%20Publications/Source_QSA/Population_Housing_Census_Bu_A_%201986.pdf . 3 July 2015 .
- Web site: 1997 population census . Qatar Statistics Authority . 2 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150529225455/http://www.qix.gov.qa/portal/page/portal/QIXPOC/Documents/QIX%20Knowledge%20Base/Publication/Population%20Statistics/Census%20Publications/Source_QSA/Population_Houing_Census_Bu_A_1997.pdf . 29 May 2015 .
- Web site: 2004 population census. Qatar Statistics Authority. 1 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083650/http://www.qsa.gov.qa/Eng/publication/qatar-census-2004/pubulation-ar/Tabels/Pubulation/T02.htm. 24 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: 2010 population census. Qatar Statistics Authority. 29 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142501/http://www.qsa.gov.qa/eng/publication/annabs/2014/1_Population2013.pdf. 2 April 2015. dead. dmy-all.