Jabal Thuaileb

Jabal Thuaileb (Arabic: جبل ثعيلب‎, romanized: Jabal Thu‘aylib, lit. 'Fox Hills')[2] is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Daayen. It is also a census-designated district of Ad-Dawhah.[3] It is closely situated to Lusail. After a cabinet resolution was passed in 2002, Jabal Thuaileb became the one of three districts in Qatar where foreigners could own real estate.[4]

Jabal Thuaileb

جبل ثعيلب
District
Jabal Thuaileb skyline near Lusail Street
Jabal Thuaileb
Jabal Thuaileb
Coordinates: 25°24′44″N 51°31′6″E
Country Qatar
MunicipalityAl Daayen / Ad-Dawhah
ZoneZone 69
District no.114
Area
 • Total7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi)

Etymology

The "jabal" portion of the district's name means "hill" or "mountain" or in Arabic. "Thuaileb" is derived from the Arabic word "thaalab", which translates to "fox" in English. It was so named due to the presence of a prominent hill and the habitation of foxes in the area.[5]

Infrastructure

Jabal Thuaileb is closely tied to the planned city of Lusail, which has been undergoing massive construction projects since the 21st century. In 2006, it was first revealed that Qatari Diar would commence large-scale construction in both Lusail and Jabal Thuaileb as part of the Lusail Development Project.[6] It was announced in 2013 that it would receive its first inhabitants for its under-development residential complexes in 2014.[7]

In 2015, the community was said to accommodate 9,200 apartments ranging from 5 to 7 stories, with all buildings comprising roughly 2 million square meters of Jebel Thuaileb's 1.8 square kilometer area. Many of the buildings were constructed with traditional architectural elements in order to represent Qatari heritage. Most major infrastructure projects for electricity, water and streets were completed the same year.[8]

References
  1. "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  2. "The Report: Qatar 2015". Oxford Business Group. 22 April 2015. p. 208.
  3. "2015 Population census" (PDF). Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. April 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. Murad Sawalha (March 2017). "Owning Property in Qatar: Options for Foreign Investors". Tamimi & Co. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  5. "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  6. "' جبل ثعيلب' و7 أبراج.. .. جديد المشاريع العمرانية في قطر" (in Arabic). Al Qabas. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  7. "منطقة "جبل ثعيلب" بمدينة لوسيل تستقبل سكانها العام المقبل" (in Arabic). Al Sharq. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  8. ""لوسيل" تعلن انتهاء البنية التحتية في جبل ثعيلب" (in Arabic). Al Arab. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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