Al Shagub

Al Shagub (Arabic: الشقب‎, romanized: Ash Shaqb; also spelled Al Shaqab) is a district of Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan.[3] As the district houses the universities in Qatar Foundation's educational project Education City, the district itself is sometimes referred to as Education City. Qatar Foundation has played a major role in developing the district.

This article is about the district in Al Rayyan. For the equestrian center, see Al Shaqab.

Al Shagub الشقب
District
Aerial view of Al Shagub. The Al Shaqab Equestrian Center can be seen in the top right.
Al Shagub
Coordinates: 25°18′27″N 51°26′29″E
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Rayyan
Zone	Zone 52
District no.	63
Area [1]
• Total	3.0 km^2 (1.2 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	24 m (79 ft)

History

J.G. Lorimer's Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf gives an account of Al Shagub in 1908. He describes it as a "Bedouin camping ground" that is "7 miles west of Dohah and a little north-east of Maraikh". He goes on to write "there is a fort here with a masonry well, 6 fathoms deep, of good water inside; it is on the way from Dohah to Wajbah."[4]

Infrastructure

Sidewalk near Georgetown University in Qatar in Al Shagub.

The district houses Education City's university campuses, including Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Texas A&M University at Qatar, and Georgetown University in Qatar. The Qatar National Library is also in the district. Other facilities affiliated with Qatar Foundation are situated in Al Shagub and the nearby north-bound districts of Gharrafat Al Rayyan and Al Gharrafa.[5]

The Al Shaqab Equestrian Center is located towards the southern edge of the district. Al Shaqab Fort is found near the original site of the equestrian center.[6] To the immediate south of the equestrian center is the Al Rayyan Municipal Office in the district of Old Al Rayyan.[5]

Transport

The underground Al Shaqab station currently serves the Green Line of the Doha Metro.[7] It is located on Huwar Street in Old Al Rayyan, near its border with Al Shagub.[8] The station was opened to the public on 10 December, 2019 along with the other Green Line stations.[9]

References

1. "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
2. "Al Shagub, Zone 52, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
3. "2015 Population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. April 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
4. "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908' [1528] (1643/2084)". Qatar Digital Library. Retrieved 6 July 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
5. "GIS Portal". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
6. Barry Neild (20 March 2018). "A five-star resort for horses: Qatar's Al Shaqab equestrian center". CNN. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
7. "QAR Metro". arcgis.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
8. "Plan My Journey Map". Qatar Rail. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
9. "All Doha Metro lines open for public". The Peninsula. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.