Fereej Abdel Aziz () 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 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' ...
of
Ad Dawhah.
Etymology
''Fereej'', the first constituent of the district's name, translates to "neighborhood" in English. The second part of the name, ''Abdel Aziz'', was given after its namesake who was a sheikh that resided in and governed the area.
Transport
Major roads that run through the district include Wadi Mushaireb Street, Mohammed Bin Thani Street, Rawdat Al Khail Street and B Ring Road.
Demographics
As of the 2010 census, the district comprised 2,401 housing units and 309 establishments.
There were 10,808 people living in the district, of which 78% were male and 22% were female. Out of the 10,808 inhabitants, 87% were 20 years of age or older and 13% 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 93.4%.
Employed persons made up 78% of the total population. Females accounted for 9% of the working population, while males accounted for 91% of the working population.
References
Communities in Doha
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