Al Tarfa
Al Tarfa is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Doha.
Al Tarfa is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Doha. Together with Jelaiah and Jeryan Nejaima, it makes up Zone 68, which has a total population of 5,521 as of 2015.
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Worth seeing in and around Al Tarfa
6 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.
200 m · public university in Qatar · Wikipedia - 02Lekhwiya Sports Stadium
The Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, formerly known as Duhail Stadium, is a football stadium in Doha, Qatar.
2 km · association football stadium in Doha, Qatar · Wikipedia - 03Qatar 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.
700 m · stadium in Qatar · Wikipedia - 04Duhail Handball Sports Hall
Duhail Handball Sports Hall is an indoor sports arena based in the suburb of Duhail in Doha, Qatar. It was built to host matches of the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship.
1.9 km · sports arena in Qatar · Wikipedia - 05University of Doha for Science and Technology
The University of Doha for Science and Technology is a public institution of higher education in Qatar, established by Amiri Decision No. 13 of 2022.
1.8 km · national university that specializes in academic applied, technical, and professional education in the State of Qatar · Wikipedia - 06Lusail University
Lusail University is a private university in Lusail, Qatar. It is the first national private university in Qatar.
3.8 km · University in Lusail, Qatar · Wikipedia
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Getting to Al Tarfa
- Airports
- Doha (DIA), 15 km · Hamad (DOH), 17 km · Bahrain (BAH), 131 km
- Stations
- Legtaifiya station, 3.7 km · Legtaifiya, 3.7 km
- Manama → Al Tarfa131 km · quickest by road, 5h 43m · $30–42
- Hofuf → Al Tarfa191 km · quickest by road, 3h 56m · SAR75–100
- Ad Dammam → Al Tarfa182 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 Tarfa
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 Tarfa. 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 Tarfa
Al Tarfa is 11 km from Doha, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Al Egladistrict in Al Daayen / Ad-Dawhah, Qatar2.6 km
- Duhaildistrict in Ad-Dawhah, Qatar3.6 km
- West Bay Lagoondistrict in Ad-Dawhah, Qatar2.7 km
- Leabaibvillage in Al Daayen, Qatar2.7 km
- Jelaiahdistrict in Ad-Dawhah, Qatar2.6 km
- Jeryan Nejaimadistrict in Ad-Dawhah, Qatar1.3 km