Madinat Al Mawater
مدينة المواتر Motor City | |
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Country | Qatar |
Municipality | Al-Shahaniya |
Area | |
• Planned community | 0.44 sq mi (1.15 km2) |
• Urban | 0.064 sq mi (0.167 km2) |
Madinat Al Mawater ( Arabic: مدينة المواتر, lit. 'Motor City') is a planned community of Rawdat Rashed in the Al-Shahaniya Municipality, central Qatar. Its first phase of construction was launched in May 2016. [1] The community will occupy an area of 1.15 km2 and have a developed area of 167,072 m2. [2]
The community is a project of Barwa Group and its construction is being overseen by Qatar-based Insha Contracting and Trading Co. [3] and Hassanesco Trading and Contracting (HCC). [2]
Located near the Rawdat Rashed Road interchange of Salwa Road in Al-Shahaniya Municipality, the closest town is Rawdat Rashed. It is close to the Aqua Park in Abu Nakhla. [3]
Phase 1, launched in May 2016, developed an area of 34,000 m2 of which included 27 showrooms, 10 shops, and a vehicle inspection building. [1] It was contracted to Insha Contracting & Trading. [3]
Construction for Phase 2 was also handed over to Insha Contracting & Trading for a value of QR 112.5 million in May 2017. This phase would see the development of a 35,607 m2 area and include 59 showrooms, 176 housing units, 10 shops, and five workshops. Furthermore, crucial infrastructure such as a sewage treatment plant, electrical substations, and roads would be built during this phase. [3]
The third phase was awarded to Hassanesco Trading and Contracting (HCC) in March 2019. The contract, valued at QR 335 million, will be completed in mid-to-late 2020. [2]
According to Barwa Group, upon completion Madinat Al Mawater will accommodate a hotel, a motel, banks, convenience stores, a Civil Defense building and a Traffic Department branch. [4]