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Ras Abu Aboud ( ar, راس بو عبود, Ra’s Abū ‘Abbūd) is a district located in the municipality of
*Ras Abu Aboud Civil Defense.
*Qatar Table Tennis Association.
*Doha Sailing Club on Ras Abu Aboud Street.
*Sharq Village and Spa on Ras Abu Aboud Street.
*Marriott Hotel on Ras Abu Aboud Street.
*Housing Section, Human Resources Department of the Ministry of Municipality and Environment on Tabouk Street.
Doha
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the count ...
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 ...
. It is an industrial district containing power and desalination plants. It accommodates one of the three major power stations which supply electricity to the whole country.
History
In the 1820s, George Barnes Brucks carried out the first British survey of thePersian Gulf
The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bod ...
. He recorded the following notes about Ras Abu Aboud, which he referred to as ''Ras Boo Aboot'':
The British Hydrographic Office conducted a survey of the Persian Gulf in 1890 and wrote the following description of Ras Abu Aboud:
Landmarks
*Ras Abu Aboud Civil Defense.
*Qatar Table Tennis Association.
*Doha Sailing Club on Ras Abu Aboud Street.
*Sharq Village and Spa on Ras Abu Aboud Street.
*Marriott Hotel on Ras Abu Aboud Street.
*Housing Section, Human Resources Department of the Ministry of Municipality and Environment on Tabouk Street.
Industrial infrastructure
Power station
Inaugurated in 1963, the Ras Abu Aboud power station was built at a cost of QR 1 billion. It had a capacity of 60 MW in 1970, and an expansion in 1972 increased this to 90 MW. After several more expansions, by 1976 its capacity had been increased to 102.5 MW. By 1984 its capacity was more than doubled to 210 MW.Desalination plant
In 1983, over QR 50 million had been invested in the desalination plant and it had a production of 11.5 million gallons per day.QatarEnergy
QatarEnergy
QatarEnergy ( ar, قطر للطاقة), formerly Qatar Petroleum (QP), is a state owned petroleum company of Qatar. The company operates all oil and gas activities in Qatar, including exploration, production, refining, transport, and storage. The ...
handles its Doha operations out of Ras Abu Aboud. The following facilities of QatarEnergy are based in Ras Abu Aboud:
*Training Center.
*Environmental Affairs Department on Ras Abu Aboud Street.
*Information Technology Department Ras Abu Aboud Street.
*Technical Records Center, Oil and Gas Ventures Services Department on Ras Abu Aboud Street.
*Doha Distribution Center on Ras Abu Aboud Street.
*Environmental Affairs Department on Ras Abu Aboud Street.
Transport
Currently, the underground Ras Abu Aboud Metro Station is under construction, having been launched during Phase 1. Once completed, it will be part ofDoha 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 ...
's Gold Line.
Sports
A temporary football stadium known asStadium 974
Stadium 974 (, previously known as Ras Abu Aboud Stadium) is a football stadium now slated for dismantlement in Ras Abu Aboud, Doha, Qatar, about 10 km east of Doha. Opened 30 November 2021, it is a temporary venue, made from 974 recycled sh ...
was constructed in Ras Abu Aboud to host matches during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The stadium carries a modular design and incorporates recycled shipping containers
A shipping container is a container with strength suitable to withstand shipment, storage, and handling. Shipping containers range from large reusable steel boxes used for intermodal shipments to the ubiquitous corrugated box design, corrugated b ...
; it is designed to be disassembled following the conclusion of the tournament.
Demographics
References
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