Al Bidda ( Arabic : البدع ) is a neighborhood of Doha , Qatar . It was previously the largest town in Qatar in the 19th century, before Doha, an offshoot of Al Bidda, grew in prominence. Al Bidda was incorporated as a district in the Doha municipality in the late 20th century.
16-688: Qatar's Amiri Diwan (Presidential Office) has been based in Al Bidda since 1915, after being converted from an abandoned Ottoman fort. Bidda is derived from the Arabic word badaa , meaning "to invent". When the previously uninhabited area first became populated, a settlement was essentially invented, hence the name. The earliest documented mention of Al Bidda was made in 1681, by the Carmelite Convent, in an account which chronicles several settlements in Qatar. In
32-420: A description of the two settlements. Despite being mapped as two separate entities, they were referred to under the collective name of Al Bidda in the written description. In 1847, Al Bidda was demolished by the sheikh of Bahrain and its inhabitants were removed to Bahrain. The sheikh also placed economic blockade over the town in 1852. In 1867, a large number of ships and troops were sent from Bahrain to punish
48-489: A prayer room and restrooms. Nearby landmarks within walking distance include Al Bidda Park and the Qatar Bowling Centre. There are no metrolinks for the station. As of the 2010 census, the settlement comprised 91 housing units and 6 establishments. There were 1,102 people living in the settlement, of which 98% were male and 2% were female. Out of the 1,102 inhabitants, 99% were 20 years of age or older and 1% were under
64-713: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Al Bidda station Al Bidda station is an interchange station between the Doha Metro 's Green Line and the Red Line located in Al Bidda Park in the Al Bidda district. The station also serves Mushayrib , Fereej Bin Mahmoud , Rumeilah and Al Jasrah . The station currently has no metrolinks. Facilities on the premises include an Ooredoo self-service machine, restrooms and
80-456: Is described as stony desert which is 40 or 50 feet above sea-level. The majority of its inhabitants, who were said to be involved in pearl fishing, were composed of Qatari tribes, such as the Al-Soudan, Bahraini shopkeepers and immigrants from Al-Hasa . Al Bidda borders the following districts: Al Bidda Tower , a 215-metre (705') tall building, is currently being constructed in the district. It
96-540: Is planned to accommodate 43 stories and will have an aggregate net rentable area of 41,500 m (10¼ acres). The curtain wall features a whirlwind design. Facilities will include commercial space, business centers, art galleries, restaurants, and a health club. Major roads that run through the district are Qalat Al Askar Street, Jassim Bin Mohammed Street, Corniche Street and Al Rayyan Road. The underground Al Bidda station currently serves as an interchange station between
112-550: The Red Line and the Green Line of the Doha Metro . As part of the metro's Phase 1, the station was inaugurated on 10 December, 2019, along with all other Green Line stations. It is located in Al Bidda Park on Al Rayyan Road. The station is one of the Doha Metro's most vital stations as it provides connectivity between two of the Doha Metro's three existing lines. Among the station's facilities are an Ooredoo self-service machine,
128-726: The State of Qatar . The Amiri Diwan represents the figurative and bureaucratic center of Qatar. The building also hosts the office of the Deputy Amir and the Prime Minister . The site that is currently the Amiri Diwan was previously Al Bidda Fort, built in the 18th century. It was later designated as a military fort called Qal'at Al-Askar during the Ottoman period in Qatar . After the Ottoman withdrawal ,
144-546: The age of 20. Employed persons made up 99% of the population. Females accounted for 1% of the working population, while males accounted for 99% of the working population. Amiri Diwan of the State of Qatar Instagram Profile The Amiri Diwan of the State of Qatar is the sovereign body and the administrative office of the Amir. It is the official workplace and office of the Amir of
160-686: The building became the official office of Qatar's rulers, and was renamed Doha Palace, also sometimes called the Qal'at Al-Shouyoukh (Palace of the Sheikhs). The fort was officially renamed to Amiri Diwan in 1971 after Qatar gained its independence from the United Kingdom and the title Amir replaced the title Ruler of the State of Qatar. Among the duties of the Amiri Diwan are: 25°17′28″N 51°31′37″E / 25.2912°N 51.5270°E / 25.2912; 51.5270 This Qatar -related article
176-634: The houses being dismantled and the inhabitants deported" . Around early 1871, the town became a base of operations for Bedouins resisting Ottoman rule after they established a foothold in Eastern Arabia that year. By December 1871, emir Jassim bin Mohammed authorized the Ottomans to send 100 troops and equipment to Al Bidda. Shortly after, Qatar was assimilated as a province in the Ottoman Empire, and Al Bidda
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#1732845393577192-509: The name of 'Katar'. Al Bidda was classified as the western section of Katar, and was stated to have mainly accommodated members of the Al Kuwari and Soudan tribes. In J.G. Lorimer 's Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf first published in 1908, he describes Al Bidda as a large town which is a natural harbor due to its reefs, but states that vessels of more than 15 feet draft cannot pass. The land
208-506: The people of Al Wakrah and Al Bidda. Abu Dhabi joined on Bahrain's behalf due to the conception that Al Wakrah served as a refuge for fugitives from Oman. Later that year, the combined forces sacked the two aforementioned Qatari cities with 2,000 men in what would come to be known as the Qatari–Bahraini War . A British record later stated "that the towns of Doha and Wakrah were, at the end of 1867 temporarily blotted out of existence,
224-537: The record, the ruler and a fort in the confines of Al Bidda are alluded to. Al Bidda became the most important town in the country after the decline of Zubarah in the early nineteenth century. Doha , the present-day capital, developed from Al Bidda. David Seaton, a British political resident in Muscat, detailed one of the earliest English accounts of Al Bidda in 1801: Account by David Seaton: — In January 1823, political resident John MacLeod visited Al Bidda to meet with
240-510: The ruler and initial founder of Doha, Buhur bin Jubrun, who was also the chief of the Al-Buainain tribe. MacLeod noted that Al Bidda was the only substantial trading port in the peninsula during this time. Following the founding of Doha, written records often conflated Al Bidda and Doha due to the extremely close proximity of the two settlements. Later that year, Lt. Guy and Lt. Brucks mapped and wrote
256-418: Was recognized as the official provincial capital. Al Bidda Fort served as the final stronghold for Ottoman troops in the 1893 Battle of Al Wajbah . They surrendered after Jassim bin Mohammed's troops cut off the town's water supply and besieged the fortress. An Ottoman report compiled the same year reported that Al Bidda and Doha had a combined population of 6,000 inhabitants, jointly referring to both towns by
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