Ras Abu Aboud () is a

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i district in the municipality of

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. It is an industrial district containing power and desalination plants. It accommodates one of Qatar's three major power stations which supply electricity to the whole country. The district was named in honor of a former resident called Aboud.

History

In the 1820s, George Barnes Brucks carried out the first British survey of the

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. 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

Sharq Village and Spa in Ras Abu Aboud Doha

Aerial scene of Ras Abu Aboud and coastline

*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 was invested in the desalination plant and had a production of 11.5 million gallons per day.

QatarEnergy

QatarEnergy 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 of

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's Gold Line.

Sports

A temporary football stadium known as Stadium 974 was constructed in Ras Abu Aboud to host matches during the

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. The stadium carries a modular design and incorporates recycled

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s; it is designed to be disassembled following the conclusion of the tournament.

Demographics

References

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