Al Markhiya
Al Markhiya is a neighborhood of the Qatari capital Doha.
Al Markhiya is a neighborhood of the Qatari capital Doha. It is one of the later-developed areas of northern Doha. The district hosts three awsaq al-furjan complexes, which are part of a public development project to host all commercial establishments in centralized areas.
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Worth seeing in and around Al Markhiya
10 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 SC Stadium
The Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, also known as Qatar SC Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. Currently used mostly for football matches, it is home of the football team Qatar Sports Club.
800 m · stadium in Doha, Qatar · Wikipedia - 02Doha Tower
Doha Tower, also known as Burj Doha, and previously named as Burj Qatar and Doha High Rise Office Building, is a high rise tower in West Bay, Doha, Qatar. On October 18, 2012, the building received the CTBUH Skyscraper Award for the Best Tall Building Worldwide from the CTBUH. The $125-million office building, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, has a height of 238 metres, with 46 stories.
2.1 km · high rise tower located in West Bay, Doha, Qatar · Wikipedia - 03Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque
Qatar State Mosque, also known as the Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque and the Grand Mosque of Doha, is the national mosque of Qatar. It is located in the Lejbailat district of the capital Doha.
700 m · mosque in Doha, Qatar · Wikipedia - 04Dubai Towers Doha
Dubai Towers - Doha is a stalled supertall skyscraper with a roof height of 400 m ) developing in Doha, Qatar. The estimated cost of Dubai Towers - Doha is 2.3 billion Qatari Riyal.
1.7 km · skyscraper in Doha, Qatar · Wikipedia - 05Al Bidda Park
Al Bidda Park, formerly known as Al Rumaila Park, is a park located on Corniche Street in Doha, Qatar next to Qatar National Theater. It is near Doha Bay, overlooks the Doha Corniche and is one of the earliest and most popular parks in Doha.
2.6 km · park in Doha, Qatar · Wikipedia - 06Al-Markhiya Stadium
Al-Markhiya Stadium is a football stadium in the Al Markhiya district of Doha, Qatar. The football team Al-Markhiya SC play there.
1.7 km · Football stadium in Doha, Qatar · Wikipedia - 07Al Fardan Residences
Al Fardan Residences, also known as the Barjeel Tower and the Wind Tower, is a 64-storey residential skyscraper in West Bay, Doha, Qatar. At 254 metres, it is the second tallest completed building in Doha.
2.4 km · residential skyscraper in Doha, Qatar · Wikipedia - 08Al Mana Tower
The Al Mana Tower also known as Burj Al Mana is a mixed-use skyscraper in West Bay, Doha, Qatar, standing at 247 m tall with 57 floors. Built between 2014 and 2023, it is the current fifth tallest building in Qatar.
1.7 km · residential skyscraper in Doha, Qatar · Wikipedia - 09City Center Mall Doha
City Center Doha Mall is a shopping mall located in the Qatari capital, Doha. It was opened in 2001.
2.3 km · shopping mall in West Bay Doha, Qatar · Wikipedia - 10Bin Samikh Tower
Bin Samikh is a skyscraper located in Doha, Qatar, which opened in 2014.
2.6 km · skyscraper in Doha, Qatar · Wikipedia
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Getting to Al Markhiya
- Airports
- Doha (DIA), 9 km · Hamad (DOH), 11 km · Bahrain (BAH), 136 km
- Stations
- Hamad Hospital, 3.6 km · The White Palace station, 3.3 km · DECC station, 2 km · Corniche, 1.8 km · Al Qassar station, 3.5 km
- Manama → Al Markhiya135 km · quickest by road, 5h 35m · $30–41
- Hofuf → Al Markhiya192 km · quickest by road, 3h 48m · SAR70–95
- Ad Dammam → Al Markhiya186 km · quickest by road, 5h · SAR90–120
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No local-transport research exists yet for Al Markhiya
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 Markhiya. 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 Markhiya
Al Markhiya is 5 km from Doha, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.