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In the administrative divisions of Qatar, zones (Arabic: مَنَاطِق manāṭiq; singular مِنْطَقَة minṭaqa) are the second-highest level of government after municipalities. As of the 2015 census, there were 98 zones across the country. [ 1 ]
Originally, the Baluchis hail from Oman, Iran, and Pakistan, but began migrating to Qatar beginning in the 1950s, when Qatar started to reap the benefits of its oil drilling. First, the government designated a Baluchi housing area in Fereej Abdel Aziz in the 1950s, and later relocated them to Nuaija, before finally settling on Abu Hamour. There ...
Zone 56 is a zone of the municipality of Al Rayyan in the state of Qatar. The main districts recorded in the 2015 population census were Fereej Al Asiri, New Fereej Al Khulaifat, Bu Samra, Al Mamoura, Abu Hamour, Mesaimeer, and Ain Khaled. [2] Other districts which fall within its administrative boundaries are Labour City and Umm Al Seneem. [1]
City/district name Population (2010) Area (km) Description Abu Dhalouf: 16: 16: Located in the municipality of Al Shamal.: Abu Hamour: 7: 7: Located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.: Abu Samra
Mesaimeer (Arabic: مسيمير, romanized: Musaymīr) is a Qatari district in the municipality of Al Rayyan. [3] Located south-west of Doha, it shares borders with the Doha Industrial Area to the east, Umm Al Seneem, Abu Hamour and Al Mamoura to the north-west, Al Thumama to the east, and Wadi Aba Saleel and Jery Musabbeh to the south-east.
Zone 55 is a zone of the municipality of Al Rayyan in the state of Qatar. The main districts recorded in the 2015 population census were Fereej Al Soudan , Al Waab , Al Aziziya , New Fereej Al Ghanim , Fereej Al Murra , Fereej Al Manaseer , Bu Sidra , Muaither , Al Sailiya , and Al Mearad .
Al Sadd (Arabic: اَلسَّدّ, romanized: As Sadd) is a neighborhood of Doha, the capital city of Qatar.As one of the country's oldest surviving mixed-use districts, the neighborhood is home to hundreds of families and residences, and several malls are also found in this vast neighborhood such as the Centrepoint Mall, Lulu Centre and Royal Plaza.
Throughout the 20th century it was considered the educational nucleus of northern Qatar. [14] After Qatar earned its independence in 1971, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani assumed control of the newly-found state in February 1972. One of his main policies was the decentralization of Qatar's housing and major infrastructure projects.