Hamad Medical City
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| name = Hamad Medical City
| native_name = مدينة حمد الطبية
| native_name_lang = ar
| settlement_type = District
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| subdivision_type1 = Municipality
| subdivision_name1 = Ad-Dawhah
| subdivision_type2 = Zone
| subdivision_name2 = Zone 37
| subdivision_type3 = District no.
| subdivision_name3 = 37
| area_total_km2 = 0.65
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Hamad Medical City ({{langx|ar|مدينة حمد الطبية}}) is a Qatari district in the municipality of Ad Dawhah.{{cite web|url=http://geoportal.gisqatar.org.qa/qmape/index.html|title=District map|publisher=The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar|accessdate=7 January 2019|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124143437/https://geoportal.gisqatar.org.qa/qmape/index.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mdps.gov.qa/ar/knowledge/Publications/Other/Census%202015.pdf|title=2015 population census|publisher=Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics|accessdate=7 January 2019|archive-date=14 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214014012/http://www.mdps.gov.qa/ar/knowledge/Publications/Other/Census%202015.pdf|url-status=dead}} Together with New Al Hitmi and Fereej Bin Omran, it makes up Zone 37 which has a total population of 26,121. It is administered by Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC). The district is closely associated with Rumeilah to the east as it also hosts several of HMC's medical facilities.
Geography
Hamad Medical City borders the following districts:
- Al Sadd to the south, separated by Al Rayyan Road.
- New Al Hitmi to the west, separated by Mohammed Bin Thani Street.
- Rumeilah to the east, separated by Ahmed Bin Ali Street.
- Fereej Bin Omran and Wadi Al Sail to the north, separated by Mohammed Bin Thani Street.
Infrastructure
Hamad Medical Corporation operates the Women's Hospital and Hamad Hospital out of the district.{{cite web|url=https://mdpsqatar.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?appid=dce59ba8fbd54bc9a413ca9b3efd913b|title=Qatar Landmarks|publisher=Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics|accessdate=7 January 2019}} HMC also has the following facilities set up in the district:
- Human Resources Department.
- Quality Management Department on Al Rayyan Road.
- Security Department on Umm Al Obairiyat Street.
- Hamad International Training Centre on Umm Al Obairiyat Street.
The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and the Advisory Council also have offices in the district.
Transport
The construction of the underground Hamad Hospital Station was launched during Phase 1.{{cite web |title=QAR Metro |url=https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=d7bdb1a6c8374913a8b98292194b187c |accessdate=17 March 2019 |website=arcgis.com}} The station was opened to the public on 10 December 2019 along with the other stations of the Green Line (also known as the Education Line).{{cite web |date=10 December 2019 |title=All Doha Metro lines open for public |url=https://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/10/12/2019/All-Doha-Metro-lines-open-for-public |accessdate=23 February 2025 |publisher=The Peninsula}}
Gallery
File:Castle Gardens Compound in Hamad Medical City.jpg|Castle Gardens Compound in Hamad Medical City
Office buildings in Hamad Medical City.jpg|Office buildings in Hamad Medical City
References
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