Hazm Al Markhiya

District in Ad-Dawhah, Qatar

Hazm Al Markhiya حزم المرخية
District
Aerial view of the northeastern boundary of Hazm Al Markhiya
25°20′10″N 51°29′39″E / 25.33611°N 51.49417°E / 25.33611; 51.49417
Country	Qatar
Municipality	Ad-Dawhah
Zone	Zone 67
District no.	107
Area ^[1]
• Total	4.2 km² (1.6 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	8,967
• Density	2,100/km² (5,500/sq mi)

Hazm Al Markhiya (Arabic: حزم المرخية, romanized: Ḥazm al-Markhiyah) is a neighborhood of Doha, Qatar.^[2]

Etymology

In Arabic, "hazm" refers to a natural hill.^[3] The other constituent is a reference to the neighboring district of Al Markhiya, which received its name from a tree that grows abundantly in the region known locally as "markh" (Leptadenia pyrotechnica).^[4]

Landmarks

Bin Muftah Medical Center on Al Markhiya Street.^[5]
Feto Maternal Center on Rawdat Al Tair Street.^[5]
West Bay Health Centre on Al Asdaf Street.^[5]
Water Networks Affairs Laboratory on Saihan Street.^[5]
Green Qatar Centre & Qatar Green Centre Park on Jery Al Hesan Street.^[5]
Al Markhiya Complex on Saihan Street.^[5]
Embassy Of The Republic Of Venezuela in Doha on Samura Bin Jundub Street.^[5]
Embassy of The Central African Republic in Doha on Rawdat Nazwa Street.^[5]

Transport

Major roads that run through the district are University Street, Al Khafji Street and Al Markhiya Street.^[6]

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the district comprised 900 housing units^[7] and 71 establishments.^[8] There were 8,586 people living in the district, of which 48% were male and 52% were female. Out of the 8,586 inhabitants, 67% were 20 years of age or older and 33% were under the age of 20. The literacy rate stood at 95.8%.^[9]

Employed persons made up 52% of the total population. Females accounted for 49% of the working population, while males accounted for 51% of the working population.^[9]

Education

The following schools are located in Hazm Al Markhiya:

Name of School	Curriculum	Grade	Genders	Official Website	Ref
Kanga's Pouch Nursery	British	Kindergarten	Both	Official website	^[10]
Edison International Academy	British	Kindergarten – Primary	Both	Official website	^[11]
Tiny Town British Nursery	British	Kindergarten	Both	N/A	^[12]
The Community College of Qatar for Boys	Qatari	College	Male-only	Official website	^[5]
Al Bayan First Independent Elementary School for Girls	Qatari	Primary	Female-only	N/A	^[5]

References

^ "District Area Map". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^ "2010 population census" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
^ "Qatar's opulent Al Hazm soft-opens to visitors". Doha News. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
^ "District map". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Qatar Landmarks". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^ "Index map of Qatar". ArcGIS.com. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
^ "Housing units, by type of unit and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
^ "Establishments by status of establishment and zone (April 2010)" (PDF). Qatar Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Geo Statistics Application". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
^ "Kanga's Pouch Nursery". Doha Mums. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^ "Edison International Academy - Dahl Alhamam 2". Ministry of Education and Higher Education (Qatar). Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^ "Tiny Town British Nursery". schoolsinqatar.net. Retrieved 8 January 2019.