Rumeilah (Doha)

{{Infobox settlement  | name = Rumeilah | native_name = اَلرُّمَيْلَة | native_name_lang =  ar | settlement_type = District | image_skyline = File:Aerial photo of Al Bidda Park and the Corniche (Rumeilah).jpg

| imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Aerial view of Rumeilah | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Qatar Doha#Qatar | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|25|17|N|51|32|E|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{QAT}} | subdivision_type1 = Municipality | subdivision_name1 = Doha | subdivision_type2 = Zone | subdivision_name2 = Zone 11, Zone 21 | subdivision_type3 = District no. | subdivision_name3 = 11 | area_total_km2 = 1.7 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1,595 | population_as_of = 2010 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Rumeilah''' ({{langx|ar|اَلرُّمَيْلَة|Ar Rumaylah}}; also spelled '''Rumaila''') is a neighborhood of Doha, Qatar. It is divided into an eastern and western section.<ref name="2004census"/> Zone 11, the eastern section, hosts roughly half of Al Bidda Park while Zone 21 contains most of Hamad Medical Corporation's facilities. Hamad Medical City was constructed over 227,000 square meters in Rumeilah at a cost of $659 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-38856-qatar-seven-hospitals-given-new-opening-dates/|title=Qatar: Seven hospitals given new opening dates|publisher=Construction Week Online|author=Kim Kemp|date=4 May 2016|accessdate=18 July 2018}}</ref> Portions of Hamad Medical City form its own district to the west.<ref name="gis"/>

==Etymology== Rumeilah derives its name from the Arabic word ''raml'', which translates to "sand". It earned this name due its sandy soils.<ref name="gis">{{cite web|url=http://geoportal.gisqatar.org.qa/qmape/index.html|title=District map|publisher=The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar|accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref>

==Landmarks== *HMC Heart Hospital.<ref name="arcgis">{{cite web|url=https://mdpsqatar.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?appid=dce59ba8fbd54bc9a413ca9b3efd913b|title=Qatar Landmarks|publisher=Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics|accessdate=12 January 2019}}</ref> *HMC Rumeilah Hospital.<ref name="arcgis"/> *HMC Al Amal Hospital on Al Istiqlal Street.<ref name="arcgis"/> *HMC Dental and Oral Surgery Centre on Al Razi Street.<ref name="arcgis"/> *Hamad International Medical Training Center.<ref name="arcgis"/> *HMC Institute of Nursing.<ref name="arcgis"/> *Ministry of Public Health on Al Istiqlal Street.<ref name="arcgis"/> ===Al Bidda Park=== Al Bidda Park (formerly known as Rumaila Park) is partially located in Rumeilah and is split into two parts by Rumeilah Street, with the eastern side being in Al Bidda.<ref name="gis"/>

==Transport== Mowasalat is the official transport company in Qatar and serves the community through its operation of public bus routes. Rumeilah is served by two bus lines, both of which depart from Al Ghanim Bus Station.<ref name="transitguide"/> Route 56 has stops at Rumeilah Hospital and Madinat Khalifa South and a terminus at New Al Gharrafa, running at frequency of every 30 minutes on all days of the week. Route 156 also has stops at Rumeilah Hospital and Madinat Khalifa South but has a terminus at Al Kharaitiyat Bus Station, and likewise runs at a frequency of every 30 minutes on all days of the week.<ref name="transitguide">{{cite web|url=http://qatar.transit-guide.com/routes/|title=Route Maps|publisher=Qatar Transit Guide|accessdate=21 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motc.gov.qa/en/qptp|title=Qatar Public Transport Program (QPTP)|publisher=Ministry of Transport and Communications|accessdate=21 January 2019}}</ref>

Major roads that run through the district are Al Rumeila Street, Mohammed Bin Thani Street, Onaiza Street, Al Bidda Street, Al Rayyan Road, Ahmed Bin Ali Street, and Corniche Street.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://psaqatar.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?appid=aae83dba20634eb7953cb78ebe0540e2|website=ArcGIS.com|title=Index map of Qatar|accessdate=25 August 2019}}</ref>

==Demographics== As of the 2010 census, the district comprised 856 housing units<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qsa.gov.qa/QatarCensus/Housing%20units/PDF/9_25_B.pdf|title=Housing units, by type of unit and zone (April 2010)|publisher=Qatar Statistics Authority|accessdate=7 August 2015}}</ref> and 58 establishments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qsa.gov.qa/QatarCensus/Establishments/PDF/10.02.pdf|title=Establishments by status of establishment and zone (April 2010)|publisher=Qatar Statistics Authority|accessdate=7 August 2015}}</ref> There were 1,595 people living in the district, of which 28% were male and 72% were female. Out of the 679 inhabitants, 90% were 20 years of age or older and 10% were under the age of 20. The literacy rate stood at 99%.<ref name="gsa">{{cite web|url=http://gsa.qsa.gov.qa/gsa/GSA.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911175559/http://gsa.qsa.gov.qa/GSA/GSA.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2012|title=Geo Statistics Application|publisher=Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics|accessdate=7 August 2015}}</ref>

Employed persons made up 84% of the total population. Females accounted for 74% of the working population, while males accounted for 26% of the working population.<ref name="gsa"/>

{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Population |- | '''1986'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qix.gov.qa/portal/page/portal/QIXPOC/Documents/QIX%20Knowledge%20Base/Publication/Population%20Statistics/Census%20Publications/Source_QSA/Population_Housing_Census_Bu_A_%201986.pdf|title=1986 population census|publisher=Qatar Statistics Authority|accessdate=2 July 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703140352/http://www.qix.gov.qa/portal/page/portal/QIXPOC/Documents/QIX%20Knowledge%20Base/Publication/Population%20Statistics/Census%20Publications/Source_QSA/Population_Housing_Census_Bu_A_%201986.pdf|archivedate=3 July 2015}}</ref>|| 5,866 |- | '''1997'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qix.gov.qa/portal/page/portal/QIXPOC/Documents/QIX%20Knowledge%20Base/Publication/Population%20Statistics/Census%20Publications/Source_QSA/Population_Houing_Census_Bu_A_1997.pdf|title=1997 population census|publisher=Qatar Statistics Authority|accessdate=2 July 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529225455/http://www.qix.gov.qa/portal/page/portal/QIXPOC/Documents/QIX%20Knowledge%20Base/Publication/Population%20Statistics/Census%20Publications/Source_QSA/Population_Houing_Census_Bu_A_1997.pdf|archivedate=29 May 2015}}</ref>|| 4,319 |- | '''2004'''<ref name="2004census">{{cite web|url=http://www.qsa.gov.qa/Eng/publication/qatar-census-2004/pubulation-ar/Tabels/Pubulation/T02.htm|title=2004 population census|publisher=Qatar Statistics Authority|accessdate=1 July 2015}}</ref> || 4,056 |- | '''2010'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qsa.gov.qa/eng/publication/annabs/2014/1_Population2013.pdf|title=2010 population census|publisher=Qatar Statistics Authority|accessdate=29 June 2015}}</ref> || 1,595 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

Category:Communities in Doha