Al Dafna

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Al Dafna
الدفنة
District
Al Dafna is located in Qatar
Al Dafna
Al Dafna
Al Dafna
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Country Qatar
Municipality Doha
File:Al Dafna Signboard.jpg
Tall skyscrapers at Al Dafna

Al Dafna (Arabic: الدفنة) is a seaside district of the Qatari capital Doha located on the Persian Gulf.[1] The district is currently rapidly developing into a central business district, and since the late 1990s dozens of skyscrapers have risen in the district, with over fifty more planned. The district is also home to the City Center mall, one of the Middle East's largest malls.

File:Some skycrapers at Al Dafna.jpg
Note that Qatar Qas HQ can be seen on the left corner of the picture.

The district was physically created in the mid-1980s following a massive land reclamation project along Doha's coastline, and started to develop in the mid-1990s. Currently, Al Dafna is rapidly becoming Doha's new downtown district, and with the massive amount of recent development towards the north of Doha; it is also rapidly becoming the new centre of the city.[2]

File:Some Skycrapers being constructed at Al Dafna.jpg
Al Dafna skycrapers located at the Petroleum District

Attractions

Al Dafna features some of the most upscale hotels, restaurants and shopping avenues in the country. Additionally, it lies close to Hamad International Airport.[3] In addition, the Katara Cultural Village is situated in Al Dafna, which harbors theaters, concert halls, exhibition galleries and other facilities for multicultural activities and entertainment.[4] One of its attractions is an amphitheater, the Katara Amphitheatre built in an ancient style.

Education

The follows school(s) are located in Al Dafna:

Name of School Curriculum Grade Genders Official Website Ref
Al Hekma International School International Kindergarten – Secondary Both Official website [5]
Cardiff International Primary School International Primary Both N/A [6]
SEK International School International Primary Both Official website [7]

References

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