Al Wukair (Arabic: اَلْوُكَيْر) is a town in Qatar, located in Al Wakrah Municipality.[2] It is 19 minutes away from Doha and is located near the city of Al Wakrah. It was previously a prominent fishing and pearling village.[3] It was demarcated in 1988.[4] The gated compounds of Ezdan Village house a substantial number of the town's population.[5]
Similar to neighboring Al Wakrah City, the town's name originates from the Arabic term "wakar", meaning bird's nest. This was name was acquired from the abundant birds' nests present in the area.[5]
In 2015, construction began on a housing village for laborers located on a 150,000 sq meter plot of land in Al Wukair.[7]
The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) embarked on a QR 1.5 billion in Al Wukair South in April 2018, with an estimated completion date of 2020. Among the infrastructural improvements will be an additional 166 km of sewage networks, 310 km of water networks, 172 km of roads and a total of 27 intersections. Buildings to be constructed over a 15.5 square km area include 3,508 housing plots, 16 schools, 32 mosques, 1 hospital and several government and commercial plots.[8]
Industry
Al Wukair Logistics Park was built here on an area of 1.48 km2. The location was selected due to Al Wukair's close proximity to the major highway system of Al Majd Road and Qatar's main seaport, Hamad Port. Warehouses in the park will be maintained by GWC (Gulf Warehousing Company QPSC) and will have a variety of specialized storage facilities. Other industrial facilities in the park will include warehouse yards and light industrial workshops. Furthermore, the park will host a mosque, laborers' residences and stores.[9]
wukair, arabic, town, qatar, located, wakrah, municipality, minutes, away, from, doha, located, near, city, wakrah, previously, prominent, fishing, pearling, village, demarcated, 1988, gated, compounds, ezdan, village, house, substantial, number, town, populat. Al Wukair Arabic ا ل و ك ي ر is a town in Qatar located in Al Wakrah Municipality 2 It is 19 minutes away from Doha and is located near the city of Al Wakrah It was previously a prominent fishing and pearling village 3 It was demarcated in 1988 4 The gated compounds of Ezdan Village house a substantial number of the town s population 5 Al Wukair ا ل و ك ي رTownEntrance to Al Wukair on Al Wukair Road Al WukairCoordinates 25 09 03 N 51 32 16 E 25 15083 N 51 53778 E 25 15083 51 53778 Coordinates 25 09 03 N 51 32 16 E 25 15083 N 51 53778 E 25 15083 51 53778CountryQatarMunicipalityAl Wakrah MunicipalityZoneZone 91Area Total25 55 km2 9 86 sq mi Elevation 1 9 m 30 ft Population 2004 Total4 400 Density170 km2 450 sq mi Satellite imagery of Al Wukair in 2009 Al Wukair Road can be seen running the town center View of Ezdan Village 32 in Al Wukair Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 3 Developments 4 Industry 5 Transport 6 Demographics 7 References 8 External linksEtymology EditSimilar to neighboring Al Wakrah City the town s name originates from the Arabic term wakar meaning bird s nest This was name was acquired from the abundant birds nests present in the area 5 Geography EditQatar s capital Doha is located at a distance of 23 km to the north Other distances include Al Wakrah 8 km to the east Umm Salal Ali 50 km to the north Madinat ash Shamal 130 km away Al Khor 80 km away Mesaieed 18 km away and Dukhan 66 5 km away 6 Developments EditIn 2015 construction began on a housing village for laborers located on a 150 000 sq meter plot of land in Al Wukair 7 The Public Works Authority Ashghal embarked on a QR 1 5 billion in Al Wukair South in April 2018 with an estimated completion date of 2020 Among the infrastructural improvements will be an additional 166 km of sewage networks 310 km of water networks 172 km of roads and a total of 27 intersections Buildings to be constructed over a 15 5 square km area include 3 508 housing plots 16 schools 32 mosques 1 hospital and several government and commercial plots 8 Industry EditAl Wukair Logistics Park was built here on an area of 1 48 km2 The location was selected due to Al Wukair s close proximity to the major highway system of Al Majd Road and Qatar s main seaport Hamad Port Warehouses in the park will be maintained by GWC Gulf Warehousing Company QPSC and will have a variety of specialized storage facilities Other industrial facilities in the park will include warehouse yards and light industrial workshops Furthermore the park will host a mosque laborers residences and stores 9 Transport EditThe community is served by two metrolinks a feeder bus network from Al Wakrah Metro Station 10 M130 which serves Ezdan Village 4 7 M131 which serves Ezdan Village 3 and 8 11 Demographics EditYear Population1986 11 4 1411997 12 3 9482004 13 4 400References Edit Al Wukair Zone 91 Qatar on the Elevation Map elevationmap net Retrieved 14 January 2019 2010 population census PDF Qatar Statistics Authority Archived from the original PDF on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 2 July 2015 Introducing Al Wakrah amp Al Wukair Lonely Planet Retrieved 2 June 2015 Law No 18 of 1988 On the Delimitation of the City of Al Wukayer almeezan qa Retrieved 29 July 2015 a b District map The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar Retrieved 4 January 2019 Qatar in Figures PDF Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics 2015 p 9 Retrieved 7 July 2018 Peter Kovessy 12 March 2015 Housing village for thousands of Qatar workers planned in Wukair Doha News Retrieved 2 June 2015 Irfan Bukhari 4 April 2018 Ashghal signs contracts to develop Al Wukair South The Peninsula Retrieved 29 June 2018 Al Wukair Manateq Retrieved 14 May 2019 Metrolink Qatar Rail Retrieved 6 December 2019 1986 population census PDF Qatar Statistics Authority Archived from the original PDF on 3 July 2015 Retrieved 2 July 2015 1997 population census PDF Qatar Statistics Authority Archived from the original PDF on 29 May 2015 Retrieved 2 July 2015 2004 population census Qatar Statistics Authority Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 2 July 2015 External links EditAl Wukair at geographic org This Qatari location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Wukair amp oldid 1112924741, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
