Jabal Thuaileb Explained

Jabal Thuaileb
Native Name:جبل ثعيلب
Native Name Lang: ar
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Qatar
Pushpin Map Caption:Jabal Thuaileb
Coordinates:25.4122°N 51.5183°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Qatar
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Al Daayen / Ad-Dawhah
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Name2:Zone 69
Subdivision Type3:District no.
Subdivision Name3:114
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.7
Population Density Km2:auto

Jabal Thuaileb (Arabic: جبل ثعيلب|Jabal Thu‘aylib|Fox Hills)[2] is a Qatari district in the municipality of Al Daayen. It is also a census-designated district of Ad-Dawhah.[3] It is closely situated to Lusail. After a cabinet resolution was passed in 2002, Jabal Thuaileb became the one of three districts in Qatar where foreigners could own real estate.[4]

Etymology

The "jabal" portion of the district's name means "hill" or "mountain" or in Arabic. "Thuaileb" is derived from the Arabic word "thaalab", which translates to "fox" in English. It was so named due to the presence of a prominent hill and the habitation of foxes in the area.[5]

Infrastructure

Jabal Thuaileb is closely tied to the planned city of Lusail, which has been undergoing massive construction projects since the 21st century. In 2006, it was first revealed that Qatari Diar would commence large-scale construction in both Lusail and Jabal Thuaileb as part of the Lusail Development Project.[6] It was announced in 2013 that it would receive its first inhabitants for its under-development residential complexes in 2014.[7]

In 2015, the community was said to accommodate 9,200 apartments ranging from 5 to 7 stories, with all buildings comprising roughly 2 million square meters of Jebel Thuaileb's 1.8 square kilometer area. Many of the buildings were constructed with traditional architectural elements in order to represent Qatari heritage. Most major infrastructure projects for electricity, water and streets were completed the same year.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Area Map. Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 1 March 2019.
  2. Web site: The Report: Qatar 2015. Oxford Business Group. 208. 22 April 2015.
  3. Web site: 2015 Population census. Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. April 2015. 21 May 2018. 17 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160717042254/http://www.mdps.gov.qa/en/knowledge/Publications/Population/Population2015.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: Owning Property in Qatar: Options for Foreign Investors. Tamimi & Co.. Murad Sawalha. March 2017. 11 July 2018.
  5. Web site: District map. The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. 21 May 2018. 24 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124143437/https://geoportal.gisqatar.org.qa/qmape/index.html. dead.
  6. Web site: ‘ جبل ثعيلب’ و7 أبراج.. .. جديد المشاريع العمرانية في قطر. Al Qabas. Arabic. 30 April 2006. 21 May 2018.
  7. Web site: منطقة "جبل ثعيلب" بمدينة لوسيل تستقبل سكانها العام المقبل. Al Sharq. Arabic. 11 December 2013. 21 May 2018.
  8. Web site: "لوسيل" تعلن انتهاء البنية التحتية في جبل ثعيلب. Al Arab. Arabic. 31 January 2015. 21 May 2018.