Lejbailat Explained

Lejbailat
Native Name:لجبيالت
Native Name Lang: ar
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Qatar Doha#Qatar
Coordinates:25.3206°N 51.5053°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Qatar
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Ad-Dawhah
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Name2:Zone 64
Subdivision Type3:District no.
Subdivision Name3:104
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.4
Population Total:4,024
Population Density Km2:auto

Lejbailat (Arabic: لجبيالت|Lijbaīlāt; also spelled Al Jubailat and Al Jebailat) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Doha.[2] It has a relatively higher elevation compared to the rest of Doha and provides a vantage point of West Bay, one of Doha's main commercial districts. Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque, Qatar's state mosque, is situated in the district.[3]

Embassies

Lejbailat hosts the following embassies:[4]

Transport

Major roads that run through the district are Abdul Aziz Bin Jassim Street, Khalifa Street, Al Markhiya Street and Onaiza Street.[5]

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the district comprised 605 housing units[6] and 53 establishments.[7] There were 4,024 people living in the district, of which 52% were male and 48% were female. Out of the 4,024 inhabitants, 74% were 20 years of age or older and 26% were under the age of 20. The literacy rate was 98.4%.[8]

Employed persons made up 57% of the total population. Females accounted for 40% of the working population, while males accounted for 60% of the working population.[8]

Year Population
1986[9] 1,309
1997[10] 2,276
2004[11] 2,814
2010 4,024

Education

The following school is located in Lejbailat:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Area Map. Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 1 March 2019.
  2. Web site: 2010 population census. Qatar Statistics Authority. 29 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142501/http://www.qsa.gov.qa/eng/publication/annabs/2014/1_Population2013.pdf. 2 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Attractions in Doha Qatar. Online Qatar. 30 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Embassies. Ministry of Interior (Qatar). 27 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Index map of Qatar. ArcGIS.com. 30 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Housing units, by type of unit and zone (April 2010). Qatar Statistics Authority. 7 August 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708032221/http://www.qsa.gov.qa/QatarCensus/Housing%20units/PDF/9_25_B.pdf. 8 July 2015.
  7. Web site: Establishments by status of establishment and zone (April 2010). Qatar Statistics Authority. 7 August 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708050951/http://www.qsa.gov.qa/QatarCensus/Establishments/PDF/10.02.pdf. 8 July 2015.
  8. Web site: Geo Statistics Application. https://web.archive.org/web/20120911175559/http://gsa.qsa.gov.qa/GSA/GSA.html. dead. 11 September 2012. Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 7 August 2015.
  9. Web site: 1986 population census . Qatar Statistics Authority . 2 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150703140352/http://www.qix.gov.qa/portal/page/portal/QIXPOC/Documents/QIX%20Knowledge%20Base/Publication/Population%20Statistics/Census%20Publications/Source_QSA/Population_Housing_Census_Bu_A_%201986.pdf . 3 July 2015 .
  10. Web site: 1997 population census . Qatar Statistics Authority . 2 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150529225455/http://www.qix.gov.qa/portal/page/portal/QIXPOC/Documents/QIX%20Knowledge%20Base/Publication/Population%20Statistics/Census%20Publications/Source_QSA/Population_Houing_Census_Bu_A_1997.pdf . 29 May 2015 .
  11. Web site: 2004 population census. Qatar Statistics Authority. 1 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083650/http://www.qsa.gov.qa/Eng/publication/qatar-census-2004/pubulation-ar/Tabels/Pubulation/T02.htm. 24 September 2015. dead.
  12. Web site: Al Dana Private Kindergarten. Supreme Education Council. 18 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924095930/http://www.sec.gov.qa/En/ServicesCenter/Pages/schooldetails.aspx?SchoolID=100. 24 September 2015. dead.