Al Aziziya

Al Aziziya العزيزية
District
Shops on Al Aziziya Street running through the center of Al Aziziya.
Al Aziziya
Coordinates: 25°15′20″N 51°25′52″E
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Al Rayyan
Zone	Zone 55
District no.	84
Area [1]
• Total	5.7 km^2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	21 m (69 ft)

Al Aziziya (Arabic: العزيزية) is a district in the municipality of Al Rayyan in Qatar, located on the outskirts of Doha.[3]

Landmarks

Doha Zoo in Al Aziziya in 2006.

• The Qatar Center for Voluntary Activities was established in the district in July 2001. It encourages volunteer work among the nation's youth and is responsible for organizing large-scale events for volunteers.[4]
• Fereej Aziziya Stadium, managed by the Qatar Olympic Committee, is located on Al Wasl Street.[5]
• Aziziya Commercial Complex is located on Al Aziziya Street.[5]
• Aziziya Family Park is located on Al Andab Street.[5]
• Aziziya Medical Complex is found on Salwa Road.[5]
• Both The Ministry of Interior's General Directorate of Civil Defence and Qatar Charity maintain branches in Al Aziziya.[5]
• Doha Zoo is situated on Al Furousiya Street in Al Aziziya.[5] It was opened in the 1980s as Qatar's first zoo.[6] In 2013, it was announced that the zoo would be converted into a safari park at a cost of approximately $55 million.[7]

Transport

Currently, the underground Al Aziziya Metro Station is under construction, having been launched during Phase 1. Once completed, it will be part of Doha Metro's Gold Line.[8]

Education

Al Awali Street in Al Aziziya.

The following schools are located in Al Aziziya:

Name of School	Curriculum	Grade	Genders	Official Website	Ref
Abdulla Bin Turky Model Independent Boys	Independent	Kindergarten – Primary	Male-only	N/A	[9]
Al Aziziya Private Kindergarten	Independent	Kindergarten	Both	N/A	[10]
Al Israa Primary Independent Girls	Independent	Kindergarten – Primary	Female-only	N/A	[11]
Cairo Private School For Boys	International	Kindergarten – Secondary	Male-only	N/A	[12]
Cairo Private School For Girls	International	Kindergarten – Secondary	Female-only	N/A	[13]
Elite International School	International	Kindergarten – Secondary	Both	N/A	[14]
Iqraa English School For Boys	International	Primary	Male-only	Official website	[15]

References

1. "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
2. "Al Aziziya, Zone 55, Qatar on the Elevation Map". elevationmap.net. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
3. "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
4. "Youth Centers in Qatar". Ministry of Culture and Sports (Qatar). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
5. "Dalila Services". Ministry of Municipality and Environment. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
6. "Doha Zoo". Online Qatar. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
7. "Doha Zoo to remain closed for at least three years as it is converted into safari park". Doha News. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
8. "QAR Metro". arcgis.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
9. "Abdulla Bin Turky Model Independent Boys". Supreme Education Council. Archived from the original on 12 August 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
10. "Al Aziziya Private Kindergarten". Supreme Education Council. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
11. "Qatari Schools". Supreme Education Council. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
12. "Cairo Private School For Boys". Supreme Education Council. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
13. "Cairo Private School For Girls". Supreme Education Council. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
14. "Elite International School". Supreme Education Council. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
15. "Iqraa Engilsh [sic] School For Boys". Supreme Education Council. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.