New Al Hitmi

New Al Hitmi is a Qatari district located in the municipality of Doha. The name is derived from the Al-Hitmi family, which is a branch of the main Al Bin Ali tribe.

Type: Locality with 8,390 residents
Description: human settlement in Qatar
Also known as: “Al Hitmi” and “Al Hitmī”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Museum of Qatar and National Museum.

National Museum of Qatar

Museum

Photo: Musab.hawamda, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The National Museum of Qatar is a national museum in Doha, Qatar. The current building opened to the public on 28 March 2019, replacing the previous building which opened in 1975.

National Museum

Metro station

National Museum station is a station on the Doha Metro's Gold Line and serves the nearby National Museum of Qatar in the Qatari capital Doha.

Doha Sports Stadium

Pitch

Doha Sports Stadium is the first football stadium in the Arabian Gulf region with a grass pitch, established in 1962. It is located in Doha near the Doha Corniche.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Bay and Onaiza.

West Bay is an area in Doha, Qatar that encompasses the city's east coast districts, namely, Al Qassar, Al Dafna, West Bay Lagoon, and Onaiza. West Bay includes many modern buildings unlike other, older districts of Doha. West Bay is situated 4½ km north of New Al Hitmi.

Onaiza

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Onaiza is a north-eastern district of Doha, Qatar. It is located between Al Dafna, Qatar's emerging central business district, and Lusail, a development north of Doha which is set to hold 200,000 residents in the near future. Onaiza is situated 6 km northwest of New Al Hitmi.