Rumeilah ( ar, اَلرُّمَيْلَة, Ar Rumaylah; also spelled Rumaila) is a neighborhood of

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. It is divided into an eastern and western section. Zone 11, the eastern section, hosts roughly half of

Al Bidda Park Al Bidda Park, formerly known as Al Rumaila Park, is a park in Doha, Qatar next to Qatar National Theater. It is near Doha Bay, overlooks the Doha Corniche and is one of the oldest and most popular parks in Doha. It is one of the areas used for b ...

while Zone 21 contains most of

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's facilities.

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was constructed over a 227,000 square meter area in Rumeilah at a cost of $659 million. Portions of Hamad Medical City form its own district to the west.

Etymology

Rumeilah derives its name from the

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word "raml", which translates to "sand". It earned this name due its sandy soils.

Landmarks

* HMC Heart Hospital. *HMC Rumeilah Hospital. *HMC Al Amal Hospital on Al Istiqlal Street. *HMC Dental and Oral Surgery Centre on Al Razi Street. *Hamad International Medical Training Center. *HMC Institute of Nursing. *Ministry of Public Health on Al Istiqlal Street.

Al Bidda Park

(formerly known as Rumaila Park) is partially located in Rumeilah and is split into two parts by Rumeilah Street, with the eastern side being in Al Bidda.

Transport

Mowasalat is the official transport company in Qatar and serves the community through its operation of public bus routes. Rumeilah is served by two bus lines, both of which depart from Al Ghanim Bus Station. Route 56 has stops at Rumeilah Hospital and

Madinat Khalifa South Madinat Khalifa South ( ar, مدينه خليفه الجنوبيه, Madīnat Khalīfah al Janūbīyah) is a north-western district of Doha, Qatar. It is one of the two sections of Madinat Khalifa, the other being Madinat Khalifa North. The distri ...

and a terminus at New

Al Gharrafa Al Gharrafa ( ar, الغرافة, Al Gharrāfah) is a district of Al Rayyan (city), Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipalities of Qatar, municipality of Al Rayyan. In close proximity to metropolitan Doha and Education City, the Doha E ...

, running at frequency of every 30 minutes on all days of the week. Route 156 has also has stops at Rumeilah Hospital and Madinat Khalifa South but has a terminus at

Al Kharaitiyat Al Kharaitiyat ( ar, الخريطيات, Al Khurayţīyāt) is a town in the municipality of Umm Salal in Qatar. Etymology "Kharaitiyat" is the plural form of the Arabic term "khurat", which roughly translates to "map-like". The town received its ...

Bus Station, and likewise runs at a frequency of every 30 minutes on all days of the week. Major roads that run through the district are Al Rumeila Street, Mohammed Bin Thani Street, Onaiza Street, Al Bidda Street, Al Rayyan Road, Ahmed Bin Ali Street, and Corniche Street.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the district comprised 856 housing units and 58 establishments. There were 1,595 people living in the district, of which 28% were male and 72% were female. Out of the 679 inhabitants, 90% were 20 years of age or older and 10% 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 99%. Employed persons made up 84% of the total population. Females accounted for 74% of the working population, while males accounted for 26% of the working population.

References

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