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Al Wakrah
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the capital city of the Al Wakrah Municipality in Qatar
OverviewAI-generated
Al Wakrah is a city in Qatar, situated at coordinates 25.18, 51.61. It serves as an administrative territorial entity and has an official name of بلدية الوكرة. The city’s area is 75.8, and its elevation above sea level is recorded as 9.
Population figures for the city vary by source, with one listing 87,970 residents and another citing 26,436. The location falls within the Asia/Qatar timezone. Current weather data indicates a temperature of 28.96, humidity of 61, and wind speed of 2.57. Air quality metrics include a US AQI of 155, with PM2.5 levels at 61.2 and PM10 at 83.6.
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Place details
- Locality
- الوكرة
- Region
- الوكرة
- Country
- قطر
- Population
- 26,436
- Timezone
- Asia/Qatar
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Air quality
- PM2.5
- 51.2 µg/m³
- PM10
- 87.3 µg/m³
Travel guide
Get in
The Route 109 and 119 buses (timetable) pass through the Al Wakrah. Both leave from Al Ghanim Bus Station in Doha, with the 109 heading towards Mesaieed or Al-Wukair, and the 119 terminating in Al-Wakra. The frequency of both routes combined is about 5-20 minutes, with the journey time to the town centre being half an hour. There are different timetables for Saturday-Thursday and Fridays. Buses can be affected by service changes and disruptions, so it is recommended you call Mowasalat to confirm first on +974 4458 8888.
By private car, you should follow the Al-Wakrah highway signs out of Doha to the south-east, past the airport. The journey is just under 20 km, equating to 25 minutes in good traffic.
The newly opened Doha Metro Red Line connects Doha to the northern edge of the city. Multiple bus routes are available, such as M129 for inside main city, M134 covering some outskirts of main city and hospitals, M132 covering Al Junoub Stadium and M127 to Souq Wakra
See
thumb|Abdulrahman bin Jassim Fort, home of the Al Wakrah Museum thumb|Dhow on Al Wakrah beach
Eat
The city of Al Wakra is brimming with many good restaurants and food outlets, and choice and cuisine varies from outlets to outlets. You can try Arabic, Indian, Chinese, Lebanese, Syrian, Afghan and many other cuisines in this city, it just takes a bit of searching around and using handy restaurant and café locator apps.
Stay healthy
HMC operates an emergency department at its local medical clinic here.
Al Wakra Hospital, Al Wukair Street, Al Wakra, managed by Hamad Medical Coporation
Connect
Free Wi-Fi is available outdoors in
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Al Wakrah (Arabic: الوكرة, romanized: al-Wakra) is the capital city of the Al Wakrah Municipality in Qatar. Al Wakrah's eastern edge touches the shores of the Persian Gulf and Qatar's capital Doha is situated immediately north of the city. Governed by Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, it was originally a small fishing and pearling village. Over the years, it evolved into a small city with a population of more than 80,000 and is currently one of Qatar's most populous cities.
The city was historically used as a pearling center during the period in which Qatar's economy was almost entirely dependent on the bustling pearling industry. According to the United States Hydrographic Office, by 1920, there were approximately 300 ships situated in the town. A following study carried out by the British in 1925 stated that there were 250 boats in Wakrah's port. Al Wakrah was thought to encompass the so-called 'Pirate Coast', as stated by a report written in 1898. Once the country began large-scale oil operations in the mid-20th century, Al Wakrah became more important due to its proximity to the Mesaieed Industrial Area, Qatar's main industrial manufacturing hub and oil terminal.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al Wakrah” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.