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Old Al Ghanim

الغانم العتيق
Old Al Ghanim الغانم العتيق
	Al Khaybar Street in Old Al Ghanim
	Old Al Ghanim Old Al Ghanim
	Coordinates: 25°16′42″N 51°32′29″E / 25.27833°N 51.54139°E
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Ad Dawhah
Zone	Zone 6, Zone 16
District no.	8
Area
• Total	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	17,692
• Density	65,000/sq mi (25,000/km2)

Old Al Ghanim (Arabic: الغانم العتيق, romanized: Al-Ghānim at-'Tīq) is a neighborhood of the Qatari capital Doha, located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. It forms a part of Doha's historic downtown.^[1] A notable landmark was the New World Centre, a supermarket established in 1987.^[1] It has since been relocated.^[2] Numerous other local businesses have also been relocated to other parts of Doha by the Ministry of Municipality and Environment so it could carry out massive-scale reconstruction of the neighborhood and clear out portions to make way for the Doha Metro.^[1] The Al Ghanim Central Bus station is another important landmark found here.

Etymology

The district derives its name from the Al Ghanim branch of the Al Bin Ali tribe.^[3]

History

Old Al Ghanim first emerged as a district of Doha around the 1950s.^[3]

Infrastructure

Indian healthcare company Aster DM Healthcare opened a clinic in Old Al Ghanim in October 2014.^[4]

Transport

Transportation company Mowasalat's main bus station is located in Old Al Ghanim.^[5]

Major roads that run through the district are Grand Hamad Street, Ahmed Bin Mohammed Bin Thani Street, Jabr Bin Mohammed Street, B Ring Road, Ras Abu Aboud Street and Airport Street.^[6]

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the district comprised 3,424 housing units^[7] and 887 establishments.^[8] There were 17,692 people living in the district, of which 87% were male and 13% were female. Out of the 17,692 inhabitants, 91% were 20 years of age or older and 9% were under the age of 20.^[9]

Employed persons made up 84% of the population. Females accounted for 3% of the working population, while males accounted for 97% of the working population.^[9]

Year	Population
1986^[10]	10,399
1997^[11]	10,219
2004^[12]	11,312
2010^[13]	17,692

Gallery

A commercial area in Old Al Ghanim.
Migrant workers at Al Ghanim Central Bus Station.
Al Ghanim Mowasalat's main bus station

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Lesley Walker (29 December 2014). "Report: Dozens of businesses in Doha's old downtown face evictions". Doha News. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^ Anisha Bijukumar (6 December 2017). "Hidden gems: The Kebab street of Old Al Ghanim". The Peninsula. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b Fletcher, Richard; Carter, Robert A. (12 May 2017). "Mapping the Growth of an Arabian Gulf Town: the case of Doha, Qatar" (PDF). Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient. 60 (4): 24. doi:10.1163/15685209-12341432. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^ "Aster Medical Centre opens in Al Ghanim". NRI Cafe. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^ Shabina S. Khatri (8 April 2016). "Six things to know about using the bus system in Qatar". Doha News. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
^ "Index map of Qatar". ArcGIS.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
^ "Housing units, by type of unit and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
^ "Establishments by status of establishment and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Geo Statistics Application". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
^ "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 1 July 2015.
^ "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.