Al Sadd (Qatar)

Al Sadd
District
Al Fardan Plaza (left) and Al Sadd Plaza (right)
Al Sadd
Coordinates: 25°17′10″N 51°30′17″E / 25.28611°N 51.50472°E / 25.28611; 51.50472Coordinates: 25°17′10″N 51°30′17″E / 25.28611°N 51.50472°E / 25.28611; 51.50472
Country Qatar
Municipality Doha
Area
 • Total 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 14,113
 • Density 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)

Al Sadd (Arabic: السد‎) is a neighborhood of Doha, the capital city and the state of Qatar. The football team Al-Sadd and the Al-Sadd Sports Complex are located here. The neighborhood is a home for hundreds of families and residences. Several malls are also found here such as the Centrepoint Mall and Lulu Centre. The famous Royal Plaza is also found in this vast neighborhood.[1]

Sports

The neighborhood is represented by Al Sadd SC, a multisports club.[2]

Education

The follows schools are located in Al Sadd:

Name of SchoolCurriculumGradeGendersOfficial WebsiteRef
Al Bayan Second Primary Independent GirlsIndependentKindergarten – PrimaryFemale-onlyN/A[3]
Al Farida KindergartenInternationalKindergartenBothN/A[4]
New Generation KindergartenIndependentKindergartenBothN/A[5]

Landmarks

Sports Roundabout in Al Sadd.
Centrepoint Mall in Al Sadd.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the district comprised 6,089 housing units[9] and 805 establishments.[10] There were 14,113 people living in the district, of which 61% were male and 39% were female. Out of the 14,113 inhabitants, 76% were 20 years of age or older and 24% were under the age of 20. The literacy rate stood at 97.9%.[11]

Employed persons made up 60% of the total population. Females accounted for 25% of the working population, while males accounted for 75% of the working population.[11]

YearPopulation
1986[12]3,962
1997[13]5,447
2004[14]5,323
2010[15]14,113

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Nussyba Eiraibe, AlMaha Ahmed Al-Malki & Raffaello Furlan (2015). "Exploration of Sustainable Urban Qualities of Al Sadd Area in Doha". American Journal of Sociological Research. 5 (4): 101–118. doi:10.5923/j.sociology.20150504.02.
  2. 1 2 "FC Barcelona's Xavi Hernández Arrives in Qatar". Marhaba. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Qatari Schools". Supreme Education Council. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Al Farida Kindergarten". Supreme Education Council. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "New Generation Kindergarten". Supreme Education Council. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "ABHA Arena". Qatar Tourism Authority. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Wyndham Grand Regency Doha Hotel". Qatar Tourism Authority. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Al Asmakh Mall". Explorer. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Housing units, by type of unit and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Establishments by status of establishment and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Geo Statistics Application". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "1986 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "1997 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "2004 population census". Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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