Doha Festival City
| دوحة فستيفال سيتي | |
 The location of the Doha Festival City | |
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| Location | Umm Salal, Doha, Qatar |
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| Coordinates | 25°23′06″N 51°26′32″E / 25.3850°N 51.4422°E |
| Opening date | 5 April 2017[1] |
| Owner | Al Futtaim Company |
| No. of stores and services | 500+ |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Public transit access | Doha Festival City bus stop. |
| Website | Doha Festival City website |
Doha Festival City is a 600,000 square metres (6,500,000 sq ft) shopping mall based in Qatar, owned by Bawabat Al Shamal Real Estate W.L.L (BASREC), with 240,000 square metres (2,600,000 sq ft) of leasable space,[1] it is the largest operating mall in Qatar as of 2018 operated by Al Futtaim.[1] Located north of the capital Doha in Umm Salal Mohammed,[2] near the Al Shamal highway [3]
Currently home to IKEA it is home to over 200 international brands,[4] and the world's largest Monoprix Hypermarket.[5] It is also home to the Middle East's first NBA Store.[6]
Doha Festival City is a destination with a world-class entertainment complex, and will be home to indoor and outdoor attractions unique to Qatar. This comprehensive mix of entertainment – from Qatar’s first VOX 4D cinema complex with 18 digital screens[7] to an Outdoor Leisure Trail space for exercise and cycling – is designed to appeal to all ages.[8]
Doha Festival City is Qatar's first fully certified sustainable mall (Certification by GORD), receiving a 3-star GSAS Design & Build certification by the Gulf Organization for Research and Development (GORD).[9]
The mall was built at a cost of QR6 billion (~$1.6 billion), and opened on 5 April 2017.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Aguilar, Joey (5 April 2017). "Qatar's 'largest mall' Doha Festival City opens". Gulf Times.
- ^ Dipti Nair (21 March 2017). "Doha Festival City to open on April 5". Qatar Tribune. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Doha Festival City". www.dohafestivalcity.com. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ "Doha Festival City". www.dohafestivalcity.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "World's largest Monoprix Hypermarket makes Official Debut at Doha Festival City". www.dohafestivalcity.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "First official NBA Store in the Middle East opens in Qatar". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "Doha Festival City Bringing VOX Cinemas to Qatar for the First Time". www.dohafestivalcity.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "Outdoor Leisure Trail". www.dohafestivalcity.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "Doha Festival City honoured with top global environmental certification". I Love Qatar. 9 January 2019.
- ^ Scott, Victoria (20 March 2017). "Five things to know about the upcoming Doha Festival City". Doha News.