Bani Hajer () is a district in

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

, located in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

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 ...

and part of the

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. In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of Zone 51, with a population of 56,027. It includes

Izghawa Izghawa () is a district on the border between the municipalities of Umm Salal and Al Rayyan in Qatar. Consequently, its administration is split, with its western portion (Izghawa 71) administered by Umm Salal and the east (Izghawa 51) by Al Ray ...

Gharrafat Al Rayyan Gharrafat Al Rayyan () is a district of Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. Etymology "Gharrafat" is derived from the Arabic word meaning "to scoop up". This name was earned due to the area's low elevation, allowin ...

Al Gharrafa Al Gharrafa () is a Qatari district of Al Rayyan City, which is located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. In close proximity to Education City and constituting a part of the Doha Metropolitan Area, the Doha Expressway and Al Shamal Highway run a ...

Al Seej Al Seej (; also spelled Al Seeq) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipalities of Qatar, municipality of Al Rayyan. In the 2015 census, it was listed as a district of Zone 51, Qatar, Zone 51 which has a population of 56,027 and also inclu ...

Rawdat Egdaim Rawdat Egdaim (; also spelled Rawdat Ekdaim) is a district in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. In the 2015 census it was listed as a district of Zone 51, with a population of 56,027. It includes Izghawa, Gharrafat Al Rayyan, Al Gh ...

and Al Themaid. The district is away from central

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. It is bordered to the north by Rawdat Egdaim.

Landmarks

*Fereej Bani Hajer Stadium (managed by Qatar Olympic Committee) on Al Athab Street. *Bani Hajer Roundabout.

Development

Ashghal (The Public Works Authority) launched a QR 322 million road and infrastructure project in Bani Hajer in 2015. One of the primary focuses of the project was the construction of paved roads in future housing areas. New roads linking existing neighborhoods to arterial roads and building additional roads into

were also planned. In February 2018, the project was completed. According to Saoud Al Tamimi, Roads Projects Department Manager at Ashghal, the project resulted in a 60% reduction in time spent traveling in the district and helped integrate the roads into the national expressway network. Overall, of shared pedestrian and cycling paths, 1,937 light poles, 7,100 parking bays and over of road was constructed. The most vital road constructed as part of the road and infrastructure project was Bani Hajer Interchange, which links westward Dukhan with Bani Hajer and Al Rayyan City. Four overpasses, two loops and two link bridges are included on this highway, the most heavily trafficked being the Bani Hajer Underpass which connects Bani Hajer's Al Shahama Street to Al Rayyan Al Jadeed Street in Al Rayyan City.

Education

The following schools are located in Bani Hajer:

References

Populated places in Al Rayyan {{Qatar-geo-stub