Doha Festival City | |
Native Name: | دوحة فستيفال سيتي |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Location: | Umm Salal, Doha, Qatar |
Coordinates: | 25.385°N 51.4422°W |
Opening Date: | [1] |
Owner: | Al Futtaim Company |
Number Of Stores: | 500+ |
Floors: | 2 |
Publictransit: | Doha Festival City bus stop. |
Doha Festival City is a 600000m2 shopping mall based in Qatar, owned by Bawabat Al Shamal Real Estate W.L.L (BASREC), with 240000m2 of leasable space,[2] it is the largest operating mall in Qatar as of 2018 operated by Al Futtaim. Located north of the capital Doha in Umm Salal Mohammed,[3] near the Al Shamal highway [4]
Currently home to IKEA it is home to over 200 international brands,[5] and the world's largest Monoprix Hypermarket.[6] It is also home to the Middle East's first NBA Store.[7]
Doha Festival City is a destination with a world-class entertainment complex, and will be home to indoor and outdoor attractions unique to Qatar. This comprehensive mix of entertainment – from Qatar’s first VOX 4D cinema complex with 18 digital screens[8] to an Outdoor Leisure Trail space for exercise and cycling – is designed to appeal to all ages.[9]
Doha Festival City is Qatar's first fully certified sustainable mall (Certification by GORD), receiving a 3-star GSAS Design & Build certification by the Gulf Organization for Research and Development (GORD).[10]
The mall was built at a cost of QR6 billion (~$1.6 billion), and opened on 5 April 2017.[11]