Ad Dawhah al Jadidah ( ar, الدوحة الجديدة) is a district in

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...

, located in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

of Ad Dawhah. It is bordered to the north by

Mushayrib Mushayrib ( ar, مشيرب; also spelled Musheireb) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. As of the 2010 census, the former district of Al Asmakh has been integrated into Mushayrib. It is one of the oldest districts of ...

, Fereej Al Asmakh and Barahat Al Jufairi, to the east by

Old Al Ghanim Old Al Ghanim ( ar, الغانم العتيق) is a neighborhood of Doha, the capital of Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. It forms a part of Doha's historic downtown. A notable landmark was the New World Centre, a supermarket est ...

, 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: * 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. *

and Al Asmakh to the north, separated by Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Thani Street. *

to the east, separated by Airport Street.

Landmarks

*Al Hilal Building on Al Dhahran Street. *Al Mansour Plaza Hotel on B Ring Road. *Olympic Sports on Al Matar Street.

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.

Doha Metro

The underground Al Doha Al Jadeeda station currently serves the Red Line of the

Doha Metro The Doha Metro is a rapid transit system in Doha, Qatar's capital city, which became operational on 8 May 2019. It has three lines with an approximate overall length of 76 km and 37 stations. It is an integral component of the larger Qa ...

. As part of the metro's Phase 1, the station was inaugurated on 8 May, 2019, along with all other Red Line stations. It is located at the intersection of B Ring Road and Airport Street. Among the station's facilities are a Commercial Bank ATM, a prayer room and restrooms. Nearby landmarks within walking distance include the Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Concorde Hotel. There are a total of four metrolinks, which is the Doha Metro's feeder bus network, servicing the station: *M112, which serves Ad Dawhah al Jadidah. *M113, which serves

. *M114, which serves Umm Ghuwailina. *M115, which serves Najma and Fereej Bin Durham.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the settlement comprised 4,115 housing units and 334 establishments. 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 Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

stood at 93.5%. 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.

References

Communities in Doha {{Neighborhoods in Doha