Onaiza Explained

Onaiza
Native Name:عنيزة
Native Name Lang: ar
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Qatar Doha#Qatar
Coordinates:25.3228°N 51.5208°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Qatar
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Ad-Dawhah
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Name2:Zone 63, Zone 65, Zone 66
Subdivision Type3:District no.
Subdivision Name3:103
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.3
Population Density Km2:auto

Onaiza (Arabic: عنيزة|‘Unayzah) is a north-eastern district of Doha, Qatar.[2] It is located between Al Dafna, Qatar's emerging central business district, and Lusail, a development north of Doha which is set to hold 200,000 residents in the near future.

History

Onaiza housed Doha's first airport in the 20th century. It had a one-room terminal and a dirt landing strip.[3]

The district has mostly developed in the late 1990s and early 2000s as a result of its proximity to Doha's new business district and its relative distance from the more congested centre of the city. Government officials have focused their efforts on developing Onaiza as northern Doha's new foreign embassy district.[4] The Embassy of India, Doha, which represents Qatar's largest nationality group, is based in this neighborhood.[5]

Landmarks

Transport

Major roads that run through the district are Al Bidda Street, Onaiza Street, Al Markhiya Street, Omar Al Mukhtar Street, and University Street.[7]

Embassies

The following embassies are located in Onaiza:

Education

The following schools are located in Onaiza:

Name of School Curriculum Grade Genders Official Website Ref
International Kindergarten – Secondary Both Official website [9]
The Lebanese School International Kindergarten – Secondary Both N/A [10]
Petits Pas Nursery International Pre-school Both Official website [11]
Mary Poppins Nursery International Pre-school Both N/A [12]
Loydence Academy Nursery International Pre-school Both Official website [13]

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. Book: Al-Othman, Nasser. With their bare hands : the story of the oil industry in Qatar. Longman Group. 1984. 7. 0582783755.
  4. Scaling down planning in Doha towards the neighborhood and its public realm. Dena Qaddumi & Ameena Ahmadi. QScience Connect. 2017. 1. Special Issue on Shaping Qatar's Sustainable Built Environment. 28 April 2017. 22 July 2018.
  5. Web site: Indian embassy premises at Onaiza to open on Monday. Gulf Times. 26 June 2016. 22 July 2018.
  6. Web site: Qatar Landmarks. Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 13 January 2019.
  7. Web site: Index map of Qatar. ArcGIS.com. 30 August 2019.
  8. https://www.qa.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/embassyinfo.html About Us | Embassy of Japan in the State of Qatar
  9. Web site: French School Bonaparte. Supreme Education Council. 18 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150721195012/http://www.sec.gov.qa/En/ServicesCenter/Pages/schooldetails.aspx?SchoolID=193. 21 July 2015. dead.
  10. Web site: The Lebanese School. Supreme Education Council. 18 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100018/http://www.sec.gov.qa/En/ServicesCenter/Pages/schooldetails.aspx?SchoolID=138. 24 September 2015. dead.
  11. Web site: Petits Pas Nursery. Doha Mums. 13 January 2019.
  12. Web site: Mary Poppins Nursery. Nurseries in Qatar. 13 January 2019.
  13. Web site: Loydence Academy - Al Dafna. Supreme Education Council. 13 January 2019.

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