Al Messila () is a

Qatari Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the ...

district in the

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Doha Doha ( ) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor (city), Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It ...

. For the most part, large gated compounds and schools occupy this district. It shares its western border with Lebday and Old Al Rayyan in

Al Rayyan Al Rayyan (; also spelled ''Ar Rayyan'') is the third-largest municipalities of Qatar, municipality in Qatar. Its primary settlement is the Al Rayyan (city), city of the same name, which occupies the entire eastern section and is a part of the Do ...

Municipality.

History

Al Messila Race, a historic horse racing competition, used to take place here during the early 20th century. The competition was revived in 2019 as the Al Messila Traditional Horse Race.

Geography

Al Messila borders the following districts: *

New Al Hitmi New Al Hitmi (; also known as Al-Hitmi Al-Jadeed) is a Qatari district located in the municipality of Ad Dawhah. The name is derived from the Al-Hitmi family, which is a branch of the main Al Bin Ali tribe. Together with Fereej Bin Omran and Ha ...

and

Fereej Bin Omran Fereej Bin Omran () is a district in Qatar, located in the municipalities of Qatar, municipality of Ad-Dawhah (municipality), Ad Dawhah. Together with New Al Hitmi and Hamad Medical City, it makes up Qatar's Zone 37, Qatar, Zone 37, with a total po ...

to the east, separated by Jassim Bin Hamad Street. *

Madinat Khalifa South Madinat Khalifa South () is a north-western district of Qatar, Qatari capital Doha. It is one of the two sections of Madinat Khalifa, the other being Madinat Khalifa North. The district was constructed in the 1970s by the Emir of Qatar at the time ...

to the north, separated by Al Jazira Al Arabiya Street. * Lebday and Old Al Rayyan to the west, separated by 22 February Street. *

Al Sadd Al Sadd Sports Club () is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the capital city Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the top level of Qatari football, the Qatar Stars League. Locally, it i ...

to the south, separated by Al Rayyan Road.

Landmarks

*Al Mesilla Compound on Al Rayyan Road. *Al Rayyan Village on Jassim Bin Hamad Street. *QIC Gardens on Al Murour Street. *Granada Souq on Al Jazira Al Arabiya Street.

Transport

Major roads that run through the district are Al Jazira Al Arabiya Street, Jassim Bin Hamad Street, 22 February Street, and Al Rayyan Road. The underground Al Messila station currently serves the Green Line of the

Doha Metro The Doha Metro (, ''Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Mitru ad-Dawha'') is a rapid transit system in the Doha Metropolitan Area of Qatar's capital city Doha, which became operational on 8 May 2019. It has three lines with an approximate overal ...

. The station was opened to the public on 10 December 2019 along with the other Green Line stations. It is located in

on Al Rayyan Road, opposite Al Sadd's boundary with Al Messila.

Demographics

DeBakey High School and LuLu Centre in Al Messila

As of the 2010 census, the district comprised 973 housing units and 119 establishments. There were 4,716 people living in the district, of which 56% were male and 44% were female. Out of the 4,716 inhabitants, 70% were 20 years of age or older and 30% were under the age of 20. The

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

stood at 98%. Employed persons made up 55% of the total population. Females accounted for 31% of the working population, while males accounted for 69% of the working population.

Education

The following schools are located in Al Messila:

References

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