Qatar Major Projects

Ras Laffan Industrial City RasGas Education City New Doha International Airport Qatar -Bahrain Friendship Bridge Doha Expressway project Doha Convention Centre and Tower National Railway System Project The Pearl-Qatar Project Barwa Al-Khor Lusail City Museum of Islamic Art Qatar Entertainment City Twin Hotel Towers Sports Museum

was once a wild desert to a hub of thriving energy related industrial base. Inaugurated on 24 February 1997 with mission situated along the northeast coast of Qatar covers an area of 106 square km expected to expand to nearly 250 square kilometers in the near future. is an ideal investment centre for international investors which having some of the elite names in the world of energy such as ExxonMobil, Shell, Dolphin Energy and Qatar's pride- Qatar-gas and RasGas LNG production facilities. Strategically located at the centre of the Arabian Gulf sandwiched between the Far East and Europe on the international maritime shipping route, energy products can reach markets all over the world in quick time. For more information, please visit www.raslaffan.com.qa

RasGas is one of the premier integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) enterprises in the world established in 2001 by Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil who are 70 per cent and 30 per cent shareholders respectively. RasGas currently operates fifth natural gas liquefaction train put Qatar in a position of undisputed leadership in world LNG. With production capacity of 20.7 million tonnes per annum (Mta). It is expected that this year the production will be in the region of 37m tonnes per annum (Mta). which represents asizeable proporation of qatar's target of 77 (Mta) by 2012.

The train 6 is to be expected to be online be the second quarter of this year and completion of train 7 is expected later this year. RasGas in extracting and distributing those resources continues to grow. Industry experts estimate that by 2010 Qatar will supply 30 per cent of the world's LNG For more information, please visit :www.rasgas.com .

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Education city is dedicated to building human capital in a part of the world where the need and potential for human development are considerable, set up under the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development it provide a higher educational institutions at the university level, specialised training in design arts and languages, and sporting .The education city sets out to be an asset not just for Qatar but for the entire Middle East region and beyond, and it already touches communities and individuals well beyond the country's borders. For more information, please visit :www.qf.org.qa .

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The 5 billion USD to construct New Doha International Airport with a land area in excess 22 square kilometers the new Doha International Airport expected to become one of the most sophisticated airports glob wide, & a regional pioneering aviation centre. And the first airport in the world to be design specifically to house the six airplanes of Airbus A380-800 super jumbo ,On the opining date 2010, the opining airport annual capacity to handle for 24 millions passengers and 750,000 tones of cargo. & over 100 hectares alongside have been reserved for commercial development. & Private development opportunities include free trade zone, office and Business Park, hotels, and retail mall. This will arising investment opportunities for more details, please visit: www.ndiaproject.com

‎The 3 Billion USD for Construction work Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Bridge When completed in 2013 it will be the longest marine causeway in the world and will link the two nations via a twin carriageway spanning more than 40km. The bridge will be one of the most important infrastructure projects in the region it will strengthening the ‎economic development and social ties between the two nations, and GCC states in particular, The Causeway will provide both rail and road connections between Bahrain island, and Qatari peninsula. Construction work is expected to start at the end of January 2009.

Multi-Billion-Riyal project that links the north and south of the country through capital Doha. The Doha Expressway project is One of the major road projects of public work authority (Ashghal) , within its Five Year Plan to establish a modern road network to cope with the urban boom in the state. The Doha Expressway's entire project will comprises 13 phases. With total length of the street is about 6 kilometres .The public work authority (Ashghal) has announced the opening of the main street of "22 February Interchange" project in June 2009.which is part of the Doha Expressway and is being implemented by the German company Bilfinger Berger AG Civil and Emirate company Al Hamed Development and Construction. For more information, please visit : www.ashghal.gov.qa.

1.2 billon US world-class architecture Doha Convention Centre and Tower with covering area of 100,000 square the Tower will soar 105 storey’s into the sky and offer panoramic city views from its prestigious central location on the Corniche. It will be home to a hotel with 300 guest rooms, 80 serviced apartments and 300 residential apartments. For more information, please visit : www.qataridiar.com..

With a Multi-Billion Dollar US the Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Germany-based Deutsche Bahn, to developing a conceptual design for integrating Qatar's various planned railways into a comprehensive and consolidated national railway system. The project will also include a passenger and freight railway linking Qatar and Bahrain. For more information, please visit : www.qataridiar.com.

The Pearl-Qatar, an island, which will redefine an entire nation a destination of qualities that are unique in the region. It an investment in a place of outstanding beauty This is the multi billion dollars man-made island covering 985 acres (400 hectares) of reclaimed land offshore The Pearl-Qatar largest urban development and the first to offer international investors freehold. It is a four-phase mixed-use development comprising 10 distinct, themed districts to be developed housing beachfront villas, elegant town homes, luxury apartments, exclusive penthouses, 5 star hotels, marinas, schools as well as upscale retail and restaurant offerings. will be a destination in its own right - a lavish, secure and exclusive island retreat with a Riviera-style community. In 2009, there will be a residential population of more than 41,000 people along with guests at the three 5 star hotels and other tourists and visitors. the a target completion date end of 2011 . United Development Company (UDC), the developer of The Pearl-Qatar project & the country's largest private sector shareholding company with a mission to identify and invest in long-term projects that contribute to Qatar's growth and provide good shareholder value. www.thepearlqatar.com

30QR Billion Qatari Rial project covers an enormous area totalling 5, 459, 168 square metres approximately. The built up area of the project is 3,621,458 square metres. Al Khor city is to feature creatively inspired designs of villas and town houses, terraces, flats and mixed use areas2 sprawling hotels; one being a five star and the other four stars, a superior shopping mall, 4 top schools, 250, 000 sq m space for offices, a mosque and an international golf course. The project anticipates offering 24,114 units as homes to the elite with 5 star quality services to surround them.The project will be completed in 2015. for more details and more other barwa's local project please visit : www.barwa.com.qa.

Lusail will be the ultimate in living experience for around 200,000 people. The new city in Qatar will be located about 15 km north of the city centre of Doha on the coast, in the northern part of the municipality of ''UmmSalal''.The development will have two marinas, residential areas, island resorts, commercial districts, luxury shopping and leisure facilities, including two golf courses and an entertainment district. It will be built in phases with the whole project slated for completion by 2010. www.lusail.com.

The Museum of Islamic Art , its symbol of culture. it being the largest dedicated Islamic Art Museum in the world & It has a very large collection of Islamic art , the Museum of Islamic Art Designed by I.M. Pei, the Chinese-born creator of such landmarks as the Louvre pyramid, the East Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington , DC , the simple. The museum opened to the public on December 1, 2008. www.mia.org.qa .

$1.5bn to build over 50% of Qatar Entertainment City at the upscale Lusail city. with covering area of 1 million. The project is a holistic, fully integrated family entertainment destination covering a total sqm of development and 180,000sqm of international leisure, retail entertainment and restaurants.4,500 residential units including villas and sea-view apartments with full community facilities the project will embark on 2009 it is expected to be complied between 2015- 2016.

$500m to build twin hotel towers in the Lusail City by Qatar National Hotels (QNH) Company the two towers with unique designs will be constructed in the Marina district of Lusail City, located north of Ritz-Carlton Hotel. The two forty five storey towers. The first among the twin tower will house a hotel of 720 king and twin rooms, 16 executive suites, 98 junior suites, an executive lounge and a specialty restaurant. The hotel will have seven-star and five-star facilities at the top and bottom floors. The second tower encompasses single, double and three bedroom serviced apartments facing the sea, and a penthouse on the top floor. Along with that, the towers will comprise two floors exclusively dedicated to a shopping mall consisting of restaurants, a wide array of luxury shops, and a cinema covering 31,000 square meters in area.'' Hadi Samaan'', a renowned architect in the US , designs the towers. The construction is expected to be complete by 2010.  For more information, please visit: www.qnhc.com .

‎8,000sqm area will display Qatar history and heritage.The museum will add value to the existing facility and will help in ‎promoting sports tourism in Qatar. The “Aspire Zone” will be the venue for setting up the museum to attract lot of visitors. ‎The museum consist several of section such as Qatar’s achievements in different sports, GCC, international, Olympics ‎sports, in additional to that, there will be special educational section for the benefit of school students. It is expected to be ‎open before January 2011.‎