Umm Ghuwailina Explained

Umm Ghuwailina
Native Name:أم غويلينة
Native Name Lang: ar
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Qatar Doha#Qatar
Coordinates:25.2758°N 51.5459°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:13
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Qatar
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Ad-Dawhah
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Name2:Zone 27
Subdivision Type3:District no.
Subdivision Name3:24
Area Total Km2:1.4
Population Total:26,069
Population Density Km2:auto

Umm Ghuwailina (Arabic: أم غويلينة|Umm Ghuwaylīnah) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah.

Etymology

The first word of Umm Ghuwailina is Arabic for "mother" and is used as a prefix to denote a geographic feature, while ghuwailina is a derivative of the name of a tree known locally as "ghulan". Hence, the area's name translates literally to "the mother of ghulan". The tree held local significance for its use as camel fodder.[2]

According to Qatar's Geographic Information System, there are seven other geographic features with the name "Umm Ghuwailina", including the village of Umm Ghuwailina in Al-Shahaniya Municipality.[3]

Landmarks

Qatar National Master Plan

The Qatar National Master Plan (QNMP) is described as a "spatial representation of the Qatar National Vision 2030".[6] As part of the QNMP's Urban Centre plan, which aims to implement development strategies in 28 central hubs that will serve their surrounding communities, Umm Ghuwailina has been designated a District Centre, which is the lowest designation.[7]

Umm Ghuwailina District Centre plan focuses on developing the intersection of C Ring Road and Al Matar as a large mixed-use hub. As this is where the Umm Ghuwailina Metro Station is located, pedestrian crossings will also be built along both roads. High-density highrises are also planned for both roads.[8]

Transport

Major roads that run through the district include Airport Street, Ras Abu Aboud Street, B Ring Road and C Ring Road.[9]

Doha Metro

The underground Umm Ghuwailina station currently serves the Red Line of the Doha Metro.[10] As part of the metro's Phase 1, the station was inaugurated on 8 May 2019, along with all other Red Line stations.[11] It is located at the intersection of C Ring Road and Airport Street.[12]

Among the station's facilities are a Commercial Bank ATM, a prayer room and restrooms.[12] There are a total of four metrolinks, which is the Doha Metro's feeder bus network, servicing the station:[13] [14]

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the district comprised 6,340 housing units[15] and 607 establishments.[16] There were 26,069 people living in the district, of which 75% were male and 25% were female. Out of the 679 inhabitants, 82% were 20 years of age or older and 18% were under the age of 20. The literacy rate stood at 96.4%.[17]

Employed persons made up 71% of the total population. Females accounted for 10% of the working population, while males accounted for 90% of the working population.[17]

Year Population
1986[18] 13,226
1997[19] 14,022
2004[20] 19,345
2010[21] 26,069

Education

The following school is based in Umm Ghuwailina:

In June 2019, in a collaboration between several government ministries, the first-ever English-speaking public school was opened as The First Ihsan School. This was done to provide financially insecure families with free education options otherwise unavailable to non-Arabic speakers. The school follows the CIE curriculum.[23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Umm Ghuwailina, Zone 27, Qatar on the Elevation Map. elevationmap.net. 8 January 2019.
  2. Web site: What’s in a name? The meanings of Qatar districts, explained. Doha News. Heba Fahmy. 4 April 2015. 17 December 2015.
  3. Web site: GIS Portal. Ministry of Municipality and Environment. 14 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Qatar Landmarks. Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 8 January 2019.
  5. Web site: Doha Toys Town: A ride back in time to Qatar’s first indoor amusement park. Doha News. Asmahan Qarjouli. 1 March 2021. 17 April 2022.
  6. Web site: About Qatar National Master Plan. Ministry of Municipality and Environment. 11 November 2019.
  7. Web site: About the Centre Plans. Ministry of Municipality and Environment. 11 November 2019.
  8. Web site: Centre Plans and Zoning Regulations. 4. Ministry of Municipality and Environment. 113–119. 11 November 2019.
  9. Web site: Index map of Qatar. ArcGIS.com. 25 August 2019.
  10. Web site: QAR Metro. arcgis.com. 17 March 2019.
  11. Web site: Qatar rolls out first-ever 'landmark' metro for public. Al Jazeera. Saba Aziz. 8 May 2019. 6 December 2019.
  12. Web site: Plan My Journey Map. Qatar Rail. 6 December 2019.
  13. Web site: Metrolink. Qatar Rail. 6 December 2019.
  14. Web site: Places to visit near Doha Metro stations. iloveqatar.net. 27 November 2019. 6 December 2019.
  15. Web site: Housing units, by type of unit and zone (April 2010). Qatar Statistics Authority. 7 August 2015.
  16. Web site: Establishments by status of establishment and zone (April 2010). Qatar Statistics Authority. 7 August 2015.
  17. Web site: Geo Statistics Application. Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 7 August 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120911175559/http://gsa.qsa.gov.qa/GSA/GSA.html. 11 September 2012.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. Web site: 2004 population census. Qatar Statistics Authority. 1 July 2015.
  21. Web site: 2010 population census. Qatar Statistics Authority. 29 June 2015.
  22. Web site: Al Qudus Model Boys School. schoolsinqatar.net. 18 July 2015.
  23. Web site: First Ihsan School opens to provide free education to non-Arab children. Qatar Tribune. QNA. 19 June 2019. 16 May 2019.

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