Al Waab
Al Waab is a district in the municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar.
Al Waab is a district in the municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar. The district has witnessed tremendous growth beginning in the mid-1990s, resulting in the construction of numerous residential compounds to house expatriates, villas, and commercial and medical developments. It is a district of Al Rayyan City, which, in turn, is a part of the Doha Metropolitan Area.
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Worth seeing in and around Al Waab
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.
- 01Khalifa International Stadium
Khalifa International Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Al Rayyan, Qatar, around 9 kilometres west from the centre of Doha. Its ground comprises a running track and a grass pitch.
2 km · Multi-purpose stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar · Wikipedia - 02Aspire Tower
Aspire Tower, also known as The Torch Doha, is a 300-metre-tall skyscraper hotel located in the Aspire Zone complex in Doha, Qatar. Designed by architect Hadi Simaan and AREP and engineer Ove Arup and Partners, the tower served as the focal point for the 15th Asian Games hosted by Qatar in December 2006.
2.3 km · skyscraper hotel located in the Aspire Zone complex in Doha, Qatar · Wikipedia - 03Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium is an association football stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, located in the Fereej Al Soudan district, about 5 kilometres west from the centre of Doha. It is the home of the Al Sadd Sports Club's association football team, who play in the top-flight Qatar Stars League, and is occasionally used by the Qatar men's and women's national football teams as one of their home grounds.
1.9 km · Football stadium in Doha, Qatar · Wikipedia - 04Aspire Dome
The Aspire Dome is an indoor multi-purpose arena based in Al Rayyan, Qatar. It is located in the Aspire Academy in Al Rayyan and has the capacity to host 13 different sporting events simultaneously in a climate controlled arena, in addition to a full-sized indoor football pitch.
2.6 km · arena · Wikipedia - 05Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena
Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena, is an indoor sports arena in Al Rayyan, Qatar. It was built for the Qatar Olympic Committee, in order to host the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship.
2.6 km · sports arena in Qatar · Wikipedia - 06Villaggio Mall
Villaggio Mall is a shopping mall located in the Aspire Zone in the west end of Doha, the capital city of Qatar. It is located on Al Waab street between the Hyatt Plaza and Sports City and has over 200 stores, including many famous brands in the U.S., U.K., Italian and German markets.
2.5 km · shopping mall in Doha, Qatar · Wikipedia - 07Aspire Park
Aspire Park is located in Aspire Zone, in the southern district of Baaya in Doha, Qatar. It covers an area of 88 hectares and it is Doha's biggest park.
3.2 km · park in Doha, Qatar · Wikipedia - 08Perceval
Perceval is a public sculpture by British artist Sarah Lucas, a member of the Young British Artists movement. It is located in Aspire Park, Doha, Qatar.
3.1 km · sculpture in Doha, Qatar · Wikipedia - 092012 Villaggio Mall fire
On May 28, 2012, an electrical fire broke out in Villaggio Mall in Doha, Qatar, killing at least 19 people, including 13 children, and injuring 17. The incident was the first of its scale in Qatar.
2.4 km · fire at Villaggio Mall in Qatar · Wikipedia - 10Aspire Lake
Aspire Lake is the only lake in Qatar, located in Aspire Park, Doha. The lake serves as a sanctuary for several species of waterfowl and sea-faring birds, both domesticated or wild.
2 km · man-made lake in Qatar · Wikipedia
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Getting to Al Waab
- Airports
- Doha (DIA), 10 km · Hamad (DOH), 14 km · Bahrain (BAH), 140 km
- Stations
- Al Aziziyah, 2.4 km · Al Sudan, 2.4 km · Joaan, 3.8 km · Sport City, 1.5 km
- Manama → Al Waab139 km · quickest by road, 5h 23m · $29–40
- Hofuf → Al Waab201 km · quickest by road, 4h 18m · SAR80–105
- Ad Dammam → Al Waab189 km · quickest by road, 4h 48m · SAR90–120
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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 Waab
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 Waab. 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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Al Waab is 7 km from Doha, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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