Al Egla
Al Egla is a Qatari district whose management is split between the municipality of Al Daayen and the municipality of Doha.
Al Egla is a Qatari district whose management is split between the municipality of Al Daayen and the municipality of Doha. It adjoins the area of the planned city of Lusail.
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Worth seeing in and around Al Egla
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Qatar University
Qatar University is a public research university located on the northern outskirts of Doha, Qatar. It is the only public university in the country.
2.5 km · public university in Qatar · Wikipedia - 02Qatar University Stadium
Qatar University Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium of Qatar University in the Al Tarfa district of Doha, Qatar. It is commonly used for football matches and athletics events of the university.
2.1 km · stadium in Qatar · Wikipedia - 03Katara Mosque
The Katara Mosque, also known as the Great Katara Mosque and the Blue Mosque, is a mosque in the Katara Cultural Village of Doha, Qatar. The mosque was designed by Zainab Fadil Oglu, a Turkish designer.
3.7 km · mosque in Doha, Qatar · Wikipedia - 04Lusail University
Lusail University is a private university in Lusail, Qatar. It is the first national private university in Qatar.
1.5 km · University in Lusail, Qatar · Wikipedia - 05Place Vendôme Mall
Place Vendôme Mall is a shopping mall in Lusail, Qatar. It is a luxury mall built at a cost of $1.3bn and opened in 2022.
2.1 km · shopping mall in Lusail, Qatar · Wikipedia
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Getting to Al Egla
- Airports
- Doha (DIA), 15 km · Hamad (DOH), 16 km · Bahrain (BAH), 131 km
- Stations
- Lusail station, 3.6 km · Legtaifiya station, 2.5 km · Legtaifiya, 2.5 km
- Manama → Al Egla131 km · quickest by road, 5h 43m · $31–42
- Hofuf → Al Egla194 km · quickest by road, 3h 56m · SAR75–100
- Ad Dammam → Al Egla183 km · quickest by road, 5h 8m · SAR95–125
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Al Egla
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Al Egla. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundHowever, hitchhiking always has its risks, and it is not an advisable practice for solo women.
- Go nextHead west to see the camel races, and then visit the Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum in Al Shahaniyah.
- Go nextDrive south to visit the Dhow Harbour in Al Wakrah, and then hit the beach and go dune bashing near Mesaieed.
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Next door to Al Egla
Al Egla is 12 km from Doha, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Lusailcity in Qatar3.2 km
- Katara Cultural Villagecultural village in Qatar3.6 km
- Al Tarfadistrict in Ad-Dawhah, Qatar2.6 km
- West Bay Lagoondistrict in Ad-Dawhah, Qatar3.4 km
- Jabal Thuailebdistrict in Al Daayen / Ad-Dawhah, Qatar2.7 km
- Jeryan Nejaimadistrict in Ad-Dawhah, Qatar3.8 km