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 along the district.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: Qatari district of Al Rayyan City, which is located in the municipality of Al Rayyan
- Also known as: “Al Gharafa” and “Al-Gharrafa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Education City Stadium and Thani bin Jassim Stadium.
Education City Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Education City Stadium is a football stadium which is located in Al Rayyan, Qatar, and was built as a venue in time for the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar. Education City Stadium is situated 3½ km southwest of Al Gharrafa.
Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Thani bin Jassim Stadium, also known as the Al-Gharafa Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in the Al Gharrafa district of Al Rayyan, Qatar. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
Landmark Shopping Mall
Shopping center
Photo: Preacher lad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Landmark Mall, also Landmark Regional Shopping Center, was a shopping mall in Alexandria, Virginia. Located in a triangle formed by Duke Street, I-395, and Van Dorn Street, the mall opened as Landmark Center in 1965, closed in 2017, and was demolished in 2022.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madinat Khalifa North and Education City.
Madinat Khalifa North
Suburb
Madinat Khalifa North is a north-western district of Doha, Qatar. It is one of the two sections of Madinat Khalifa, the other being Madinat Khalifa South.
Education City
Locality
Education City is an educational and research hub located in Al Rayyan Municipality in the Doha Metropolitan Area of Qatar. Developed by the Qatar Foundation, it was established by Moza bint Nasser, one of the consorts of Qatar's former ruler Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the current ruler's mother, to advance education, research, and innovation in the region.
Madinat Khalifa South
Suburb
Madinat Khalifa South is a north-western district of Qatari capital Doha. It is one of the two sections of Madinat Khalifa, the other being Madinat Khalifa North. Madinat Khalifa South is situated 3 km southeast of Al Gharrafa.
Al Gharrafa
- Categories: district and locality
- Location: Al Rayyan, Qatar, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
25.32777° or 25° 19′ 40″ northLongitude
51.45429° or 51° 27′ 16″ eastOpen location code
7HQH8FH3+4POpenStreetMap ID
node 1295150586OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q55603476
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Satellite Map
Discover Al Gharrafa from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Persian—“Al Gharrafa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الغرافة (قطر)”
- Arabic: “الغرافة”
- Arabic: “مدينة الغرافة”
- Chinese: “加拉法”
- Persian: “الغرافه”
Localities in the Area
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