Lejbailat
لجبيالت
District
View of Lejbailat and the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque (State Mosque)
View of Lejbailat and the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque (State Mosque)
Lejbailat is located in Doha
Lejbailat
Lejbailat
Lejbailat is located in Qatar
Lejbailat
Lejbailat
Coordinates: 25°19′14″N 51°30′19″E / 25.32056°N 51.50528°E / 25.32056; 51.50528
CountryQatar Qatar
MunicipalityAd-Dawhah
ZoneZone 64
District no.104
Area
[1]
 • Total1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population
 • Total4,024
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi)

Lejbailat (Arabic: لجبيالت; 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]

  • Peru Peruvian Embassy in Doha
  • Uruguay Uruguayan Embassy in Doha

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]

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

Education

The following school is located in Lejbailat:

Name of SchoolCurriculumGradeGendersOfficial WebsiteRef
Al Dana Private KindergartenIndependentKindergartenBothN/A[12]

References

  1. ↑ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Attractions in Doha Qatar". Online Qatar. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Embassies". Ministry of Interior (Qatar). Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Index map of Qatar". ArcGIS.com. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Housing units, by type of unit and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Establishments by status of establishment and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Geo Statistics Application". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "1986 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "1997 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "2004 population census". Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Al Dana Private Kindergarten". Supreme Education Council. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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