Najma ( ar, نجمة) is a district in

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, located in the

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. Considered to be one of Doha's older districts, the bulk of Najma's commercial and office spaces are located along the arterial roads of Airport Street, C Ring Road and B Ring Road.

Landmarks

*Al Meera Supercenter on Airport Street. *Al Khazem Souq on Al Mansoura Street. *Souq Al Haraj on Al Mansoura Street. *Labour Inspection Department of the Ministry of Labour on C Ring Road. *

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office on C Ring Road. *Cinema Complex with Gulf Cinema and Doha Cinema on C Ring Road. *Gulf Snooker Center on Al Khalidiya Street.

Transport

Mowasalat is the official transport company in Qatar and serves the community through its operation of public bus routes. Najma is served by three bus lines, all of which depart from Al Ghanim Bus Station. Route 10 has stops at Najma and

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and a terminus at Al Thumama at Bus Stop 5, running at a frequency of every 30 minutes on all days of the week. Route 11 has stops at Al Najma, Lulu Hyper Market, and Old Airport and a terminus at Al Thumama near the Supreme Education Council, running at frequency of every 20 minutes on all days of the week. Finally, route 49 is a circular route with stops at Hamad Hospital, C-Ring Road, Al Najma and D-Ring Road and a terminus at Al Ghanim Bus Station, running at a frequency of every 30 minutes on all days of the week. Major roads that run through the district are Airport Street, Najma Street, B Ring Road, C Ring Road, and Al Mansoura Street.

Qatar National Master Plan

The Qatar National Master Plan (QNMP) is described as a "spatial representation of the

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". As part of the QNMP's Urban Centre plan, which aims to implement development strategies in 28 central hubs that will serve their surrounding communities, Najma has been designated a District Centre, which is the lowest designation. Najma District Centre includes sections of four different zones located at the crossing of B Ring Road and Airport Street: Zone 15 (

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), Zone 16 (

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), Zone 26 (Najma) and Zone 27 ( Umm Ghuwailina). Somewhere from 10,000 to 15,000 residents will be situated in the District Centre, thus the plan emphasizes the construction of more high density apartment buildings. The Centre will be served by the Old Airport Metro Station on Airport Street, which is part of the

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's Red Line, and plans are in place to develop the pedestrian infrastructure around the metro station. Other objectives of the plan are to increase public services in the Najma area and to preserve the historic architecture of the area.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the district comprised 5,936 housing units and 1,012 establishments. There were 24,763 people living in the district, of which 73% were male and 27% were female. Out of the 24,763 inhabitants, 83% were 20 years of age or older and 17% were under the age of 20. The

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stood at 96.5%. Employed persons made up 74% of the total population. Females accounted for 14% of the working population, while males accounted for 86% of the working population.

Education

The following school is located in Najma:

References

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