Onaiza
عنيزة | |
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District | |
Coordinates: 25°19′22″N 51°31′15″E / 25.32278°N 51.52083°E | |
Country | Qatar |
Municipality | Ad-Dawhah |
Zone | Zone 63, Zone 65, Zone 66 |
District no. | 103 |
Area | |
• Total | 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
Onaiza ( Arabic: عنيزة, romanized: ‘Unayzah) is a north-eastern district of Doha, Qatar. [2] It is located between Al Dafna, Qatar's emerging central business district, and Lusail, a development north of Doha which is set to hold 200,000 residents in the near future.
Onaiza housed Doha's first airport in the 20th century. It had a one-room terminal and a dirt landing strip. [3]
The district has mostly developed in the late 1990s and early 2000s as a result of its proximity to Doha's new business district and its relative distance from the more congested centre of the city. Government officials have focused their efforts on developing Onaiza as northern Doha's new foreign embassy district. [4] The Embassy of India, Doha, which represents Qatar's largest nationality group, is based in this neighborhood. [5]
Major roads that run through the district are Al Bidda Street, Onaiza Street, Al Markhiya Street, Omar Al Mukhtar Street, and University Street. [7]
The following embassies are located in Onaiza:
The following schools are located in Onaiza:
Name of School | Curriculum | Grade | Genders | Official Website | Ref |
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Lycée Bonaparte | International | Kindergarten – Secondary | Both | Official website | [9] |
The Lebanese School | International | Kindergarten – Secondary | Both | N/A | [10] |
Petits Pas Nursery | International | Pre-school | Both | Official website | [11] |
Mary Poppins Nursery | International | Pre-school | Both | N/A | [12] |
Loydence Academy Nursery | International | Pre-school | Both | Official website | [13] |